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Society of the Army 
of the Cumberland 



Burial of General Rosecrans 
Arlington National Cemetery 
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CINCINNATI 

THE ROBERT CLARKE COMPANY 
1903 



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February, 1903. 

The Committee on Publication present this volume, con- 
taining a full account of the preparations for and the ceremonies 
attending the burial of our Commander, General Rosecrans, 
at Arlington National Cemetery, under the auspices of the So- 
ciety. It was the most imposing event of the kind since the 
great dead of our armies began to be gathered in this national 
burying ground. Your committee has taken pleasure in giving 
permanejit form to this record of the tribute paid l^y the Army 
of the Cumberland to the memory and the fame of General 

Rosecrans. 

h. v. boynton, 

Gates P. Thruston, 

W. J. COLBURN, 

J. W. Steele, 

Committee on Pnhlication. 



CONTENTS 



Bmial of General Rosecraxs— 

Ceremonies at Arlington 28 

Washington Evening Star's Account -8 

Speaker Henderson presides 31 

Action of Congress 5-9 

Addresses — 

Senator J. B. Foraker «>" 

Representative Washington Gardner 50 

Representative C. H. Grosvenor 46 

Speaker D. B. Henderson ol 

Representative W. P. Hepburn 41 

President Roosevelt 34 

Circular to the Society 10 

Classmates of General Rosecrans 25 

Committees of Congress 8-9 

Commitment Service, Rev. J. D. Stafford, D.D 53 

Constitution and Bj'-Laws 129-132 

Escort of Regulars and Marines 19, 30 

Funeral Party 24-27 

General Correspondence — 

From General Rosecrans' Family 55, 56 

With Secretary Cortelyou 17, 18 

With Cabinet Officers 14 

With ^lembers of the Society 59-83 

With Military Societies 66-75 

Historical Paper, The Relief of Rosecrans 84 

Honorary Pall-bearers 21, 24 

In ]Memoriam pages 113-125 

Letters — 

To Honorary Pall-bearers 13 

Of Invitation 11,15 

Letters of Thanks — 

To Colonel George Andrews 20 

To Colonel E. D. Dimmick 58 

To Colonel A. B. Drum 59 

INIa.ior Richard Sylvester 20 

Major T. E. True 58 

List of Members — 

Deceased Members 133 

Active Members 145 

Lieuten A NT-General ■Miles' Order 19 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 



Memorial Papers — 

General D. S. Stanley 103 

General W. A. Robinson 109 

Officers of the Society, 1901-1902 143 

Organizations Represented 22, 25 

Preparations for the Ceremonies 5 

President Roosevelt's Order 18 

Programme of Exercises 21 

Quartette Choir, St. Patrick's Church 31 

Relief of General Rosecrans ( Historical ) 84 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



General Rosecrans Frontispiece 

General Rosecrans (War-time Portrait) Facing page 5 

Speaker D. B. Henderson " 31 

President Roosevelt " 34 

Senator J. B. Foraker " 37 

Representative W. P. Hepburn " 41 

Representative C. H. Grosvenor " 4(3 

Representative Washinc;ton Gardner " 50 

Rev. D. J. Stafford, D.D " 53 

General D. S. Stanley " 103 

General W. A. Robinson " 109 



The Burial of Major-General Rosecrans, 

Arlington National Cemetery, 
May 17, 1902. 



The burial of the remains of Major-General Rose- 
crans at Arlington, under the auspices of the Society of the 
Armi/ of tJie Ciimherland, was one of the most imposing 
events of that character which Washington has witnessed. 

The active participants were : President Roosevelt 
and his Cabinet, especially the Secretaries of War and of 
the Navy, both Senate and House of Representatives, the 
Adjtitant-General and his assistants, the army officers at 
Fort Meyer, the Artillery and Engineer Battalions, the Bat- 
talion of Marines, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, 
the Grand Army of the Republic, the Unian Veteran Le- 
gion, the Union Veteran Union, the National Guard of the 
District of Columbia, and a large delegation of visiting vet- 
erans and of the Societi/ of the Army of the Cumberland. 

Tlie first step in the preparations was to secure the 
participation of Congress. The following communications 
were addressed to the President 7>/'o tern, of the Senate and 
the Speaker of the House : 

The Society of the Army of the Cumberland, 

WashinCtTON, D. C, March 31, 1902. 
Sir: The Society of the Army of the Ctimberlrrad at its last 
Annual Meeting resolved to trai:isfer the remains of the late 
Major-General William S. Rosecrans, long the Commander 

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Burial of (Jencral liosrcrans. 



of the Army of tlic Cum,bcr1aii(l , and subsequently a nieml)er of 
the House of Representatives, from the receiving vault in Los 
Angeles, California, where they were deposited, to Arlington 
Cemetery. The burial will take place about the middle of May, 
the exact day to be hereafter announced. 

The officers of the Society respectfully ask that the Senate 
may be represented at the burial by committee or otherwise. 
Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Corre>(pondii}(j Secret a ry . 
To THE President of the Senate, Washington, D. C. 



IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, APRIL 4, 1902. 

Transfer of Remains of Major-General Rosecrans. 

The Speaker: Without objection, the Chair will lay l)e- 
fore the House a statement from the Society of tin- Anrnj of fJic 
Ciimhcrlniul . 

The Clerk read as follows : 

The Society of the Army of the Cumberland, 

Washington, D. C, March SI, 1902. 
Sir : The Society of tlic Army of the Cii ml>erl(i/i(I at its last 
Annual Meeting resolved to transfer the remains of the late 
Major-General William S. Rosecrans, long the Commander 
of the Army of the Cumberland . and subsequently a member of 
the House of Representatives, from tlie receiving vault at Los 
Angeles, California, where they were deposited, to Arlington 



Burial of General Bosecranf!. 



Cemetery. The Ijiirial will take place about the middle of May, 
the exact day to be hereafter announced. 

The officers of the Society respectfully ask that the House 
of Representatives may be -represented at the burial by com- 
mittee or otherwise. 

Ver}^ respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Co rrespon ding Secretary . 
To THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Wash- 
ington. 

Mr. Grosvenor : Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
for the present consideration of the resolution, which I send to 
the Clerk's desk. 

The Clerk read as follows : 

[House Concurrent PIesolution No. 4U.] 
Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the United 
States (the Senate concurring). That there be appointed a com- 
mittee by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the 
Speaker of the House to attend the ceremonies incident to the 
transfer of the remains of General William S. Rosecrans from 
California to the Cemetery at Arlington, Va., said committee 
to be a joint committee of the two Houses. 

The Speaker : Is there objection? [After a pause.] The 
Chair hears none. 

The resolution was considered aiul airreed to. 



Burial of General Eoseerans. 



IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, APRIL 11, l902. 

Committee to Attend Funeral of W. S. Rosecrans. 

The Speaker: The Chair makes the following announce- 
ment : 

The Clerk read as follows : 

Committee to attend the funeral exercises of the late W. 
S. RosECRAxs: W. P. Hepburn, C. H. Grosvenor, Eugene F. 
Loud, George W. Steele, Washington Gardner, Montague 
Lessler, William Elliott, Champ Clark, Amos J. Cummings, 
George W. Taylor, of Alabama. 



IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, APRIL 4, l902. 
[Extract from Congressional Efxord.] 

Transfer of Remains of General William S. Rosecrans. 

The President pm femporc: Tlie Chair lays ])efore the 
Senate a concurrent resolution from the House of Representa- 
tives, which will )>e read. 

The Secretaiy read as follows : 

Ersolvcd, by the House of Representatives (the Senate con- 
curri])g), That there be appointed a committee by the President 
2)ro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to at- 
tend the ceremonies incident to the transfer of the remains of 
General William S. Rosecrans from California to the Ceme- 
tery at Arlington, Va., said committee to be a joint committee 
of the two Houses. 

Mr. Foraker: I ask unanimous consent that the resolu- 
tion mav be now considered. 



Burial of General Boseerans. 9 

The President pro tempore: The Senator from Ohio asks 
unanimous consent for the present consideration of the concur- 
rent resolution of the House of Representatives. Is there ob- 
jection? The Chair hears none, and the concurrent resolution 
is l^efore tlip Senate. 

Mr. Foraker: I now move that the Senate concur in the 
resolution. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The President pro tempore: The resolution does not fix 
tlie numljer of the committee to be appointed. 

Mr. Foraker: The resolution provides for a committee, 
but not for the number. I move that the number be five. 

The President pro tempore: The Senator from Ohio moves 
that the committee on the part of the Senate consist of five 
members. 

The motion was agreed to. 

By unanimous consent, tlie President pro tempore was 
authorized to appoint the committee on the part of the 
Senate, and Mr. Foraker, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Proctor, 
Mr. Bate and Mr. Pettus were appointed. 

The members of the Society were notified by circular 
of the date and order of exercises. 



10 Burial of General Bosecrans. 



Society of the Army of the Cumberland. 

OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

1901-1902. (JEN. James Barnett, Chanmaii. 

Gen. H. V. BoYNTON, Corresponding Sec"y. Capt. J. \V. Foley. 
Maj. John Tweedale, U. S. a., Treasurer. Gen. W. A. Robinson. 
Col. J. \V. Steele, Recording Sec-"y. Gen. Paul A. Olivek. 

Ma.i. Chas. E. Belknap, Ili.siorian. Ma.t. VV. F. Goodspeed. 

Gen. J. G. Parkhukst. 
Officers of the Society, e.\' officio. 

Washington, D. C, April SO. 1002. 

Dear Sir: At its last Annual Meeting the Socirtij of the 
Aritiy of the Cii inherland agreed to bring the remains of Major- 
General William S. PvOsecraxs from Los Angeles, California, 
to Washington, for burial at Arlington. 

The ceremonies will take place at the Pavilion on the Cem- 
etery Grounds, Saturday forenoon. May the 17th proximo. 

President Roosevelt will attend, with the meml)ers of his 
Ca))inet. 

C(mgress has appointed the following Joint Committee to 
participate : 

On the part of the Senate : 

Joseph B. Foraker, Cliairnum. Redfield Proctor. 

John C. Spoo.ner. William J). Bate. 

Edmund W. Pettus. 

On the part of the House of Representatives : 

William P. Heimjcrn, Chairman. ^NIontacue Les.sler. 

Charles H. Grosvenor. William Elliott. 

Eugene F. Loud. Champ Clarke. 

George W. Steele. Amos J. Cumminos. 

Washington Gardner. George W. Taylor. 

Such troops as are available in the vicinity of Washington 
will form the escort of honor, and all military organizations 
and societies in the District will be invited to take part. 



Burial of General Tlosecrans. 11 

The funeral eortege will move from Speare's undertaker's 
chapel, 940 F Street N. W., at 10 o'clock a. m., May 17th. 

Colonel David B. Henderson, Speaker of the Hoiisi^ of 
Representatives, who served with General Rosecrans in the 
battle of Corinth, and who is the only Honorary Member of 
the Sociefij of the Annu of flic Cmnheiiand, will ])reside at the 
Arlington Pavilion. 

Senator J. B. Foraker and General Charles H. Gros- 
VENOR, representing the Soeiet}^ and Senator Spooner, of the 
Senate Committee, and Hon. William P. Hepburn and Hon. 
Washington Gardner, of the House Committee, who servetl 
under General Rosecrans, Colonel Hepburn having Ijeen long 
a mem))er of his statf, will make brief addresses. 

The commitment service will be by Rev. Dr. D. J. Staf- 
ford, of St. Patrick's Church. 

It is to be ho])ed that there will be a full attendance of our 
members. 

Those members expecting to attend should promptly notify 
the Corresponding Secretary, that proper arrangements may be 
made for tliem at the cerennjnies. 

By order of the Executivn Committee. 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Corre-^poiid inn Sec ret a ry . 



May 2, 1902. 

Dear Sir : The enclosed circular will inform y(^u in regard 
to the programme which the Snciety of the Anny of tJte Camber- 
la iid will follow in the re-burial of General Rosecrans' remains 
at Arlington. 

If your organization will do us the honor to appoint a dele- 
gation of four members to represent you on that occasion, a 



1.2 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

carriage will be at your service, and seats will l^e reserved upon 
the platform at the pavilion at Arlington. 
Cordially yours, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Corrc>iponding Secretary. 
Major W. P. Huxford, U. S. A., Recorder, Commandenj of the 
District of Columbia, M. 0. L. L. f\ S. 

Similar invitations were addressed to the Fifteenth 
Pennsylvania Cavalry Association ; Union Veteran Legion : 
Union Veteran Union ; Department of the Potomac, G. 
A. R. ; and the National Guard, District of Colnmbia. 

il/a)/ 2, 1002. 
Mv Dear Sir: The enclosed circular will inform you in 
regard to the programme for the re-Ijurial of General Rose- 
crans' remains at Arlington, l^ndoulitedly the members of 
General Rosecrans' family will ebteem it a mark of very high 
respect if the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, so long attached 
to his headquarters, should be represented at the funeral. I am 
sure that the presence of any of your members will give great 
satisfaction to those of our Society who may he |»resent. 
Cordially yours, 

H. V. BoYNTON. 

Correspond i iKj Secretartj. 
T. H. Smith, Esq., Treasurer, Societi/ of the Fifteenth Penusylrania 
Carcdry, 170S Mt. Vernon St., PhiJadelpliia , Pa. 

May 12, 1002. 

Dear General: The enclosed circular will give you the 

general features of the programme for the burial of General 

Rosecrans' remains at Arlington on the iTth of May next. 

Understanding that you were a member of his class at West 



Burial of (jcncrnl Ro^crranH. 13 

Point, the Society will be glad if you can make it convenient 
to attend the exercises, and will provide a carriage for you upon 
your signification of your intention to be present. 

We understand that there are two other members of your 
class in the city, namely, General N. J. T. Dana and Colonel 
John S. McCalmont, whom we have also invited. 
Ver}^ respectfully, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Corrc^pDnd'nHj Secr<'t(iri/. 
General James Longstkeet, The Nonnaiidic, Washington, D. C. 

A letter identical with the followino- to Lieutenant- 
General Mtles was addressed to each of the Honorary 
Pall-bearers : 

M(uj IS, 1902. 

General: The ceremonies attending the l)urial of the re- 
mains of Major-General William S. Rosecrans will take 
place, under the auspices of the Society of the Army of the Cma- 
berland, at the ])avilion at Arlington CfMiietery, May ITtli, at 

11 A. M. 

The family of the General will l)e gratified if you will 
serve as an honorary pall-liearer on tliat occasion, and the »S'o- 
cietyofthe Army of the Cumberland will feel honored l)y your 
presence. 

The funeral cortege will assemble at the Arlington Hotel 
at 9:550 on the morning of May 17th, and move from there 
pnunptly for the cemetery at 10 o'clock. 
Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant. 

H. V. BoYNTON, 

Corre^ipondiiKj Secretary. 
Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., Head- 
quarter.-< of the Arini/, Wa-^hinyfon , D. C. 



llf. Burial of General Rosecrans. 

A letter identical with the following to Secretary 
Hay was addressed to each Cabinet officer : 

Mail 13, 1902. 
The Honorable the Secketary of State. 

Sir: The ceremonies attending the interment of the re- 
mains of General Rosecrans, under the auspices of the Society 
of the Armij i)f the Cti iiiberlaud , will take place at the pavilion at 
Arlington Cemetery on Saturday morning, May 17th. The 
funeral cortege will start from the Arlington Hotel at 10 o'clock 
in the morning. 

The veterans of the ^irnv/ of the Cumherhind will esteem it 
a high honor if you can ])e present on that occasion. If, in 
the pressure of the daily duties devolving upon you, it is pos- 
sible for you to attend, up(ui receiving notification to that 
elfect, a carriage will ho provided for you at the Arlington 
Hotel. 

The President will attend, and will drive direct to Arling- 
ton, and it may be that that would be preferable to you, as it 
would [)robably save y(ni much time. In that case j'ou could 
start after the column aiul reach the pavilion in time for the 
ceremonies. 

The enclosed circular will give you the general outline of 
the ceremonies, and a programme more in detail will l)e here- 
after issued. 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Correfipondiiuj Secretary. 



Burial of General Eosecrans. 15 



May 14, 1002. 
The Honorable the Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia. 
Gentlemen: The burial of the remains of Major-Gen- 
ERAL William S. Rosecrans, long the commander of the Army 
of the Cmberland, will take place at Arlington Cemetery under 
the auspices of the Society (f the Army <f thr Ca,nherlai,<f on 
May 17th instant. 

The funeral cortege will leave the Arlington Hotel at 10 
o'clock on the morning of that day. 

The family of General Rosecrans and the Society of the 
Army (f the Camberhnid would consider it an honor if the 
Commissioners of the District could attend these ceremonies. 
Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Corre><i)ondiri(i Seereta ry. 

Each member of the Reception Committee was ad- 
dressed as follows : 

May IS, 1902. 

General: The ceremonies attending the l)urial of the 
remains of Major-General William S. Rosecrans will take 
place, under the auspices of the Society of the Army of tJie Cam- 
herland, at the pavilion at Arlington Cemetery, May 17th, at 

11 A. M. 

You are respectfully requested to act witli General John 
F. Weston, General E. A. Carman, Colonel G. C. Kniffin 
and Major John Tweedale, as a Committee to precede the 
funeral cortege to Arlington, and there receive. the President of 
the United States and his Cabinet, and conduct tliem to their 
seats upon the platform. 

The funeral cortege will leave the Arlington Hotel promptly 



16 Burial of (jeneral Rosecrons.^ 

at 10 o'clock. It is the intention of the President and his 
Cabinet to drive directly to the cemetery in advance of the 
arrival of the column. A carriage will be at the Arlington 
Hotel for yoiir Committee at 9: 80 a. m., May 17th. 
Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Correspond inij Secretary.. 
General J. C. Breckinridge, U. S. A., ]]'ar Department, 
]]^ashin(/ton, D. C. 



In accordance with the following requests, the Assist- 
ant Secretary of tlie Navy courteously furnished the 
Marine Band, and secured tlie attendance of ihe Battalion 
of Marines : 

Mai/ IS, 1902. 
Hon. Charles H. Darling, Assistant Secretarii of the Xavy, 
Washineiton, D. C. 

Sir: The Inirinl of the remains of General Rosecrans 
will take place, under the auspices of the Soeieti/ (f tlie Ariny of 
the Cumberland, at Arlington Cemetery, next Saturday, May 
17th. It will be a military funeral, and the War Department 
will furnish for the escort four troops of Cavalry, a Battery of 
Artillery and the Engineer Battalion. 

If the Navy Department could l)e represented by the pres- 
ence of the Marine Corps, the friends of General Rosecrans and 
the Society of the Army if the Cinnherla nd would esteem it a great 
honor. 

The column will be formed in the vicinity of the Arlington 
Hotel in time to \o\\\o promptly for the cemetery at 10 o'clock. 
The foot troops will be dismissed at the aqueduct bridge, so as 



Burial of General Rosccrans. 17 



not to impose the march from that point to the cemetery upon 
them. 

A programmt^ in detail will be sent you by Thursday. 
Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

CorrcxponiVnuj Sccrctari/. 

Through tlie courtesy of Mr. T.. E. Roessle, pro- 
prietor of the Arlington, the spacious parlors of that hotel 
were placed at the service of the Society for the assembling 
of the funeral party. This also gave the troops the ad- 
vantage of the wide plaza in front for their formation. 

White House, Washington, Maij 14, 1902. 
Dear General Boynton : In reply to your letter of the 
18th instant, I have pleasure in saying that an Order has 
already been issued in regard to the matter to which you refer. 
Enclosed I send you a copy of the Order. 
Very sincerely yours, 

Geo. B. Cortelyou, 

Secretary to the Pre><i(h'iit. 
General H. V. Boynton, Corresponding Secretar)/, etc., Wn^li- 
ington, D. C. 

President Roosevelt, without waiting for a request, 
had ordered that all veterans of the civil war in the service 
of the government in Washington should be allowed to 
participate in the ceremonies. 



18 Burial of General Roseci'cnu. 

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 

EXECUTIVK ORDER. 

It is hereby ordered that such employes of the Executive 
Departments, the Cxovernment Printing Office, and the Navy 
Yard and Station at Washington, D. C, as served in the mili- 
tary or naval service of the United States in the late Civil War 
shall be excused from duty on Saturday, the 17th instant, to 
enable them to attend the ceremonies incident to the re-burial 
of the late Major-General W. S. Rosecrans. 

(Signed,) Theodore Roosevelt. 

White House, Mai/ 12, 1902. 

May 15, 1902. 

Dear Mr. Cortelyou : Many thanks for your courtesy in 
forwarding a copy of the order of the President. If it can be 
done without interrupting him, will you please express my i)er- 
sonal thanks, and assure him that the family of General Rose- 
<'RANS and the veterans of the Anuij of the (hiinhrrhind will 
always hold in lasting remembrance his attention to this occa- 
sion which touches them all so deeply. 

You will notice that in the enclosed circular we have in- 
cluded the President among those who will make brief remarks. 
While I clearly remember his statement that he did not de- 
sire t(^ make an address, since he was so soon to appear as the 
chief speaker on Memiuual day, still it did not seem just the 
thing to me to leave him out entirely, and simply mention him 
as one attending. Of course, the matter will be wholly within 
his wishes, but as none are to do more than make a few re- 
marks, if he will simi)ly take })art in a few sentences, it would 
not only gratify all present, but our friends throughout the 

country. 

Cordially 3'ours, 

H. V. Boynton. 

Hon. George B. Cortelyou, Secretari/ of the Prc^ddent, Wash- 
ington, D. C. 



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Lieutp:naxt-Genp:ral Miles, commanding the army, 
issued tlie order for the formation of the escort : 

War Departmant, Adjutant-General's Office, 
Washington, May IS, 1902. 
Commanding Officer, Fort Myer, Virginia. 

Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the lieutenant- 
general commanding the army directs that a funeral escort 
consisting of the Third Battalion of Engineers, Second Squad- 
ron, Second Cavalry, and the Fourth Field Battery, is desig- 
nated for the funeral of the late General William S. Rose- 
CRANS, and will form near the Arlington Hotel in time to leave 
there at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, May 17th. 

The escort will conduct the remains to Arlington Cemetery, 
where funeral services, with military honors, will he held. 
One troop of cavalry, with funeral caisson, mounted hearers 
and flags, will report at Speare's undertaking rooms, 940 F 
Street, Northwest, receiving remains at 9: 80 a. m., and accom- 
pany them to the escort at the Arlington Hotel, where the 
honorary pall-hearers and other persons attending the funeral 
will join the column in carriages. 

The Engineer Battalion will he accompanied hy its band, 
and upon arrival at the Aqueduct Bridge the battalion and band 
will form in line, saluting the remains as they pass, and then 
be dismissed. The battalion commander will report to Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Eugene D. Dimmick, Second Cavalry, for fur- 
ther instructions. The Second Cavalry band will place itself 
at the head of the column as the latter enters Fort Myer, and 
will furnish music for the remainder of the ceremony. The 
Field Battery will fire the salvos, or the Cavalry, dismounted, 
fire volleys as may be desired. 

Should the Battalion of Marines form part of the escort, it 
will be dismissed at the Aqueduct Bridge, as directed for the 
Engineer Battalion. 



'20 Burial of General Ixosecreins. 

LiEUTENANT-CoLoxEL EuGENE D. DiMMTCK, Secoiid Cav- 
alry, is designated to coniinaiul the pscort, and will confer for 
further particnlnrs with General H. V. Boynton. 
Very respectfully, 

Geo. Andrews, 

A.'isi.'ifant Adjatant-(Jener(d . 

Washington, May 20^ 1902. 

My Dear Major: What would official pageants in Wash- 
ington he but for you? I never have anything to do with one 
that I do not at once find myself under the deepest obligations 
to you, to your assistants and your men. 

Let me thank you most earnestly for your attention on 

Saturday at the re-burial of General Rosecrans. The work of 

your force was perfect in giving the great column free space for 

movement, and every! )ody interested appreciated it very highly — 

but no one more than. 

Your friend, 

H. V. BOYNTON. 

Ma.ior Richard Sylvester, Chief (f Mefrojiolifan J'olice. 

May 22, 1902. 
My Dear Colonel : Will you please accept for the Soeiety 
of the Army of the Cwnherland, and for myself personally, i.his 
expression of the gratitude we feel for the attention which you 
gave to the preparations connected with the ceremonies of 
Saturday last. It was a matter of comuion remark on all sides 
tluit no great occasion has passed oft" in Washington with 
greater smoothness and success than that which you were so 
largely instrumental in organizing. 

Ct)rdially yours, 

H. V. BoYNTON, 

Corre^iondincj Secretary. 
Colonel George Andrews, U. S. A., War Department, Wash- 
ingtoii, D. C. 



Burial of (icneral Rosecrans. 21 

PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES. 
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland. 



Washington, D. C, Man l->^ ^'9^~- 

BURIAL OF MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM 
STARKE ROSECRANS, 

At Arlington National Cemetery, May 17, 1902. 

The funeral cortege will leave the Arlington Hotel (Ver- 
mont Avenue and I Streets N. W.) promptly at 10 o'clock a. m. 
The assignment to carriages will begin at 9 : 30 o'clock. 

The escort will consist of the following Regular troops, 
Lieutenant-Colonel Eugene D. Dimmick, Second U. S. Cav- 
alry, commanding, preceded by a platoon of Metropolitan 
Police : 

Band of the Corps of Engineers. 

Third Battalion Corps of Engineers. 

The Battalion Maiine Corps. 

Fourth Battery Field Artillery. 

Four Troops of the Second Cavalry. 



Rev. D. .]. Stafford, D.D. 
Caisson. 

Hojio m nj PaU-brareri^; . 

Lieutenant-General John M. ScnoFiELn, U. S. A. 
Lieutenant-Gexeual Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A. 
Ma.ior-General H. C. Corbin, U. S. A. 
Brevet Ma.ior-General A. Baird, U. S. A. 
Brigadier-General John M. AVilson, U. S. A. 
Brigadier-General Geor(;e L. Gillespie, U. S. A. 
BiiEVET Brigadier-General Thomas M. Vincent, U. S. A. 
Colonel P'rank G. Smith, U. S. A. 



22 Burial of General Bosecrans. 

Colonel Greicn Clay Goodlok. U. S. RI. C. 

Bkkvet Major William P. Hixfokd, U. S. A. 

Major John M. Fakquhar, V . S. Y. 

Colonel Henry May, D. C. N. G. 

Hon. Georiie W. .Steele, RI. C. 

H. Clay Evans, Quartenimster's Sertreant, U. S. V. 

Family. 

President ami Cabiuel. 

Joint Committee of Congress. 
From the Senate : 

Hon. Joseph B. Foraker. Hon. Kedfield Proctor. 

Hon. John C. Spooner. Hox. William B. Bate. 

Hon. Edmund W. Pettus. 
Colonel Daniel M. Ransdell, Sergeaiit-at-Aims. 

From the House : 

Ho.v. William P. Hepiutrn. Hon." Montague Lessler. 

Hon. Charles H. Grosvenoi. Hon. William Elliott. 

Hon. F'ugene F. Loud. Hon. Champ Clarke. 

Hon. George W. Steele. Hon. George W. Taylor. 
Hon. Washington Gardner. 

Colonel Henry Casson, Sergeaut-at-Arms. 

Clasfiinate-^ of General Koxerranx at Wrxt Point. 

General X. J. T. Dana. 
General James Fongstreet. 
Colonel John S. McCalmont. 

Represeiiteiti res of the follow iiKj On/anizaJions in Carriages. 

District of Columbia Commanderv, Rlilitarj' Order of the Loyal Legion. 
Union Veteran Legion. 

Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic. 
Union Veteran Union. 

Commander, National Guard, District of Columbia and Statl". 
Fifteenth. Pennsylvania Cavalry, U. S. V. 

The Societi/ of the Ar)ny of tlu' Caintjcrtand, and other attending 
veterans. 



Burial of General Roseeranft. 



Committee to receive the President and Cabinet at the Cemetery. 

Brigadier-General J. C. Breckinridge, U. >S. A. 
Brigadier-General John F. AVeston, U. S. A. 
Major John Tweedale, U. S. A. 
Brigadier-General E. A. Carman, U. S. V. 
Colonel G. C. Kniffin, U. >S. Y. 



At the Pavilion at Arlington, Hon. David B. Henderson, 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, will preside, and 
make opening remarks. 

The Quartette Choir of St. Patrick's Church will render 
"Lead Kindly Light." 

Brief remarks will follow from President Roosevelt, 
Senator J. B. Foraker, Representatives W. P. Hepburn, C. 
H. Grosvenor, and Washington Gardner. 

At the close of these exercises at the Pavilion, the cortege 
will move to the grave. 

Commitment service by Rev. D. J. Stafford, D.D., clos- 
ing with "Nearer, My God, to Thee," by the Quartette. 

Taps. 

Salvo of artillery. 

By direction of the Executive Committee. 

H. V. BOYNTON, 

Correxjtonding Secretary. 

Note.— It will be observed that the place of assembh' has been chauged 
from 940 F Street N. W. to the Arlinjrton Hotel. 



'2If. Burial of (jenrral Rosecrans. 

The funeral column moved promptly from the Arling- 
ton at tlie hour named. The carriages were occupied, as 
indicated below. The President, Secretaries Root and 
Hay, and the Postmaster-General drove direct from the 
White House to Arlington. 

Reverend Dr. D. J. Stafford. 

Honorar}^ Pall-Bearers : 

Lieutenant General John M. Schofield, U. S. A. 
General H. C. Corbin, U. S. A. 
General Thos. M. Vincent, U. S. A. 
General Geo. L. Gillespie, U. S. A. 

General Absalom Baird and party. 

General John M. Wilson, U. S. A. 
Colonel Frank G. Smith, U. S. A. 
Colonel Green Clay Goodloe, U. S. M. C. 
Honorable H. Clay Evans. 

Major W. P. Huxford, U. S. A. 
Major John M. Farquhar, U. S. V. 
Colonel Henry" May, D. C. N. G. 

Governor and Mrs. James K. Toole. 
Mrs. H. V. Boynton. 
Edwin Warren Toole. 

Honorable Chauncey M. Depew and Mrs. Depew. 

Carl F. Rosecrans. 
Miss Anita D. Rosecrans. 
General H. V. Boynton. 
Joseph Porter Toole. 



Burial of General Bofiecrans. 25 



Five Congressional Carriages : 
(From the Senate.) 
Honorable Joseph B. Foraker. 
Honorable John C. Spooner. 
Honorable Redfield Proctor. 
Honorable William B. Bate, 
Honorable Edmund W. Pettus. 
Colonel Daniel M. Ransdell, Sergeant-at-Arms. 

(From tlie House.) 
Speaker D. B. Henderson. 
Honorable William P. Hepburn. 
Honorable Charles H. Grosvenor. 
Honorable Eugene F. Loud. 
Honorable George W. Steele. 
Honorable Washington Gardner. 
Honorable Montague Lessler. 
Honorable William Elliott. 
Honorable Champ Clark. 
Honorable George W. Taylor. 
Colonel Henry Casson, Sergeant-at-Arms. 

Classmates of General Roseorans at West Point : 
General N. J. T. Dana. 
General James Longstreet. 
Colonel John S. McCalmont. 

Military Order of the Loyal Legion. 

I^nion Veteran Legion. 

Encampment No. 23, Union Veteran Legion. 

De]:»artin(Mit of the Potomac, G. A. R. 



26 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

* 
Union Veteran Union. 

National Guard, I). C. 

15tli Pennsylvania Cavalry, U. S. V. 
(Twenty-two in can'iages.) 

General Chas. F. Manderson. 

General James Barnett. 

Colonel J. W. Steele. 

Justice John M. Harlan, U. S. Supreme Court. 

Colonel John P. Nioholson. 
Major Wm. H. Lambert. 
Colonel Archibald Blakeley. 
Colonel Pv. H. Pratt, U. S. A. 

Mrs. G. C. Kniffin and party. 

Mrs. John Twee dale. 
Captain Frank G. Bourn. 
Mrs. Mary B. Newcomber. 
Miss Marguerite B. Newcomber. 

Mrs. E. S. Sturges. 
Miss Marie Boynton. 
Miss Meta Boynton. 
Miss Alma Truax. 

General John Eaton. 
Colonel Henry S. Cohn. 
Captain John Speed. 
Major William R. Lowe. 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 27 

Colonel John Clem, U. S. A. 
Honorable Edgar Weeks. 
General E. P. Ewers, U. S. A. 

Honorable Robert J. Wynne, First Assistant Post- 
master General. 

Major J. T. Woods. 
Major W. H. Pugh. 
Mr. J. T. Cannon. 
Captain T. W. Talmadge. 

Two carriages for the Press. 

Two carriages to pi'ecede cortege containing Committee 
to receive the President and Cabinet at the Arlington 
Pavilion : 

Brigadier-General J. C. Breckinridge, U. S. A. 

Brigadier-General John F. Weston, U. S. A. 

Major John Tweedale, U.S.A. 

Brigadier-General E. A. Carman, U. S. V. 

Colonel G. C. Knippin, U. S. V. 

The quartette of St. Patrick's Church. 

There was an immense attendance at the cemetery, 
the spacious pavilion was crowded, a mass of veterans 
pressed about it to be within liearing of the speakers, and 
besides these thei'e were several thousand in the grounds 
who had taken advantage of President Roosevelt's 
thoughtful order jillowing all veterans to attend. 

The imposing military column was perfect in organi- 
zation and movement. It was composed exclusively of 
Regulars and Marines. Major Richard Sylvester, 
Chief of Metropolitan Police, rendered most effective service 



28 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

in keeping the points of formation and the line of march 
entirely clear. 

Upon arriving at tlie Arlington, CtENERAL J. C. 
Breckinridge, Cliairman of the Committee to receive the 
President and his Cabinet, with his Associate Committee- 
men, General Weston, General Carman, Colonel 
Kniffin and Major Tweedale received and conducted 
the distinguished participants to their seats. 

The following from the Evening Star of May 17th will 
show the impression which the event made upon Washing- 
ton : 

TRIBUTE TO A SOLDIER. 

Great Men at the Grave of General Rosecrans. — Roosevelt Speaks. — 
Eulogies by Henderson, Foraker and Others. — Great Military 
Demonstration at Arlington. — Many Public Men Present. 

The President of the United States, members of his cabinet 
and men well known in public life and in the army, gathered 
to-day to pay the last honors to General William S. Rosecrans. 
Members of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland paid a 
loving final tribute to their dead Commander. The services at 
Arlington, where lie so manv of the loved Union dead, were 
simple and impressive. There was an absence of ostentation. 

It was a gathering of men, many of them veterans of the 
Civil War, who shed tears at the grave of the man they loved as 
a soldier leader. The man who was such a conspicuous figure 
in the war for the preservation of the Union was consigned to 
the earth of the old liome of the leader of the "lost cause,'' 
against whom he fought. It was an occasion replete with pathos 
and with patriotism. 

The morning was misty, and from the lowering clouds there 
came at times sj)irts of rain. As the procession reached the 
historic place of the dead the snn burst through the clouds as if 
nature were anxious to participate in the exercises and had 



Bnriiil of (fcncral n()><eci'an>i. 29 

taken this means of expressing her feelings for the man whose 
memory was to be honored. 

President Roosevelt made a speech that will stam[) him 
for all time to come as a man whi) can rise to an occasion of the 
kind, and who has the ability to express himself in the interest 
of furthering the jmtriotism that animates the people over 
which he rules. 

On the stage were three venerable soldiers of thegovernment, 
men who were classmates of General Rosecarns. Towering 
above all was the commanding form of General James Long- 
street, wdio fought valiantly in the Confederate cause. Beside 
him were General N. J. T. Dana imd Colonel John S. Mc- 
Calmont. On the stag(^ there were also representatives of the 
Union Veteran Legion, the Union Veteran Union, the Grand 
Army of the Republic, the National Guard of the District of 
Columbia, and members of the Sorietj/ of the Anny of the Cxim- 
herhtnd. 

After the services, which included the addresses by the 
President and other distinguished personages, the body was 
lowered to the grave in a foremost place in the home of the 
Union dead. Throughout the services there was a feeling of 
awe and reverence on the part of the assemblage. Only once 
or twice did applause follow the words of the speakers, and 
then it was when a patriotic sentence or inspiration made it 
almost incumbent upon the listeners to attest their appreciation. 

General Schofield, who fought throughout tlie Civil War, 
sat with bowed head as he listened to the speeches. Brought 
back to him forcil)iy was the history of the great struggle. At 
his side were others of the honorary pall-bearers, all of whom had 
seen service in the great war. 

The Ijody of General Rosecrans was brought to this city 
for reinterment from Los Angeles, California. His death 
occurred about four years ago. 

The funeral cortege- formed in front of the Arlington Hotel 



30 Bni'ldl of Gencvdl lioarcrans. 

at 9:80 o'clock. Many persons distinguished in official life 
and ill the army of the United States gathered there an hour 
before. Strapped to a caisson was the casket containing the 
body of the dead warrior. Members of the Loyal Legion and 
other military organizations mingled in the crowd in front of 
tlie hotel. The sound of a trumpet brought the soldieiy into 
place in the procession. 

The escort consisted of the following regular troops: 
Lieutenant - Colonel Eugene D. Dimmtok, Second United 
States Cavalry, commanding, precedi-d by a platoon of the 
metropolitan police: band of the Corps of Engineers; Third 
Battalion, Cor[)s of Engineers; the Battalion Marine Corps; 
the Fourth Battery Field Artillery, and four troops of the 
Second Cavalry. The procession moved [)rom))tly at 10 o'clock. 

General H. V. Boynton, who was a lifelong friend of 
General Rosecrans, having served with him during the Civil 
War, and who is Corresponding Secretary of the Society of the 
Ariiii/ of the Cii iiihcrhuifl, under whose auspices the services were 
held, had charge of the arrangements. 

All hour l^efore the cortege arrived at Arlington a large 
crowd was gathered within th;:' pavilion. Grand Army of the 
Repul)lic veterans, men who had fought with "Old Rosy" in 
the fierce cami)aigns for the preservation of the Union, were 
much in evidence. Tears welled to their eyes as they recalled 
the days of camp and field. There were many women in the 
audience. A number of the forward rows of seats were reserved 
for the distinguishiHl guests of the Aniiy of tJir ('aniherland. 

The President arrived shortly in advance of the funeral 
procession. In the President's carriage were Postmaster Gen- 
eral Payne and Secretary of War Root. The President and 
party were met at th'^ entrance of the pavilion I)y the reception 
committee. General Breckinridge, chairman of the com- 
mitter, gras]-)^d the President's hand cordially. President 
Roosevelt wore a long frock coat of -black. He raised his 




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BuridI of General Roseerans. SI 



high silk hat, a word was exchanged with the members of the 
committee, and he took his pkice on the stand. Secretary 
CoRTELYou accompanied the President's party, and occupied a 
seat next to Secretary Root. The audience arose as the Presi- 
dent came in view. 

The sound of a dirge by tlie Second Cavalry Band announced 
the approach of the funeral party. The head of the column 
passed the pavilion and around t;) the North, where it came to a 
stop, when eight Sergeants of the Second Cavalry carried the 
casket to the pavilion and placed it upon the dais in front ot 
the i)latform. The casket was draped with the American flag. 
A bouquet of La France roses tied Avith ri!)bon of purple and a 
sheath of ferns and immortelles were on tlie cnsket. Following 
the casket were Governor and Mrs. Toole, of Montana. Mrs. 
TooLE was a daughter of General Rosecrans. A son and 
grandson of General Rosecrans came next. Senator Depew, 
General Boynton and others of the distinguished party followed . 
The members of the family took seats next 'to the casket. 

Speaker Henderson, of the House of Representatives, who 
later' delivered an oration, called the assemblage to order. 

After the noted Quartette Clioir of St. Patrick's Churcli 
liad rendered ''Lead Kindly Light,'' General Henderson 
spoke as follows : 

Members of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland : 
You have assigned to me the sacred duty of. presiding to-day 
when you are al:)Out to lay away to his final rest your old Com- 
mander, Major -General William Starke Rosecrans. Few 
generals of the Civil War had a stronger hold upon the officers 
and men who fought under theircommand. They respected, they 
loved him, and that love is attested l^y this act of yours in 
bringing the body of your old C<:)mmander fnun the Golden 
Gate to lay him away in your midst in this sacred and historic 
Citvof the Dead. 



32 Burial of Gcnn-aJ Bosecrcoix. 

While the hisboiy of Carnifex Ferry, luka, Corinth, Stone's 
River and Chickamaiiga will be his great monuments as a 
soldier, his grave at Arlington Heights will be a sacred spot 
visited by you and your descendants and the lovers of liberty 
throughout the coming centuries. 

I am not a soldier worshiper, if the only claims of the 
soldier are marked b}^ human graves or great victories to com- 
mand the devotion, respect and love of the country. The 
soldier's aims must lie analyzed and understood, and these must 
show that he comprehended that for which he fought, and that 
love of country rose above the ambition to l)e a great fighter. 
The plow is better than the sword; the school-book is a better 
guide than the work on military tactics ; the builder is better 
than the destroyer ; the maker of homes is better than the maker 
of graves, and yet if the work of the soldier is to protect the 
Plow, the School and the Home, he is entitled to the res])ect 
according to the valor of his heart and arm. 

Following the life of General Rosecrans, from his birth- 
place in Kingston Township, Ohio, to his resting place here, the 
faithful student of his life must credit his acts with the loftiest 
motives of a soldier. Educated at the Military Academy and 
graduating as an engineer, he soon resigned his commission to 
enter u])on the struggles of a l)usiness life, and undouljtedly 
would never have been heard of as a soldier but for the Civil 
War and the call of his country to resume his sword. 

In every position held by General Rosecrans his nol^le 
character was manifest. As a soldier ; as a Member of Congress ; 
as Minister to Mexico; as Register of the Treasury; as an 
engineer and business man, he showed ability, integrity and an 
absolute devotion to the noblest ambitions of the American 
citizen. 

I liad the pleasure of serving under his command at the 
battle of Corinth, and also served with him in the House of 
Representatives where our relations became intimate and most 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 33 

friendly. He was one of the most fearless otHcers that I ever saw 
ill I)attle. He seemed to be unconscious of danger. On the fourth 
of October, 1862, wlipu the armies of Price and Van Dorx were 
pressing our lines and symptoms of our falling back were mani- 
fest, he suddenly dashed between the Federal and Confederate 
lines like the very spirit of war. He passed but a few steps in 
front of where I was. I can feel his presence yet. His hat had 
l_)lown off. His tirmly set face seemed as though he was made 
for a god of l)attle. Swiijging his sword he called out to us : 

" Stand l)y your flag and country, my men !" 

How he escaped, God only knows. It seemed as though the 
very air was full of lead, and death was holding high carnival 
along his pathway, and yet fearless he rode into the very teeth 
of death, rallying successfully his men for the mighty struggle 
before them . That splendid, fearless, heroic dash was the death- 
knell to the armies of Price and Van Dorn. 

At the battle of Stone's River, history tells us that his 
personal efforts saved the day. He was not -found in the rear 
beyond the reach of bullets, but in the very front of the danger 
where shot and shell were making death's music. All about 
him men and liorses were shot down in his immediate presence, 
and the reeling columns of the Federal Army were re-united by 
his fierce and fearless leadership. No detail escaped his eagle 
eye. Commands out of ammunition were directed by him to 
the spot where ammunition could he found. He did not wait 
for aids-de-camp to convey his orders, Ijiit would dash up and 
direct commanders of brigades and indicate the points in the 
field where ammunition was to be found, and ordered brigades 
to points of the field in order to strengthen the shattered lines. 

No more fearless man ever faced death than this dear 
comrade who sleeps in our midst this morning. 

General Rosecrans, sleep peacefully in the bosom of the 
countr}" you fought to save. You have earned a rest in her 
bosom ; but. General Rosecrans, no single grave can hold you. 



SJf. Tiwv'ia] of General Bosecrans. 

for you will be buried in the hearts of all the soldiers who 
fought under your command, and in the hearts of an apprecia- 
tive, grateful, loving country. 

General Henderson then introduced President 
Roosevelt. The President had not expected to speak at 
any length, as he was to be the orator on Decoration Day 
in the same place. He, however, yielded, just before 
starting foi' Arlington, and agreed to speak for a few min- 
utes. His stirring memorial address was therefore extem- 
poraneous. He said : 

Speaker Henderson; and you the Comrades of the Great 
Chief whose re-burial in the National Cemetery 
HERE AT Arlington we have met together to com- 
memorate : 
The Speaker in his address has well said that the builder 
rather than the destroyer is the man most entitled to the honor 
among us; that the man who builds up is greater than he who 
tears down ; and that our homage should be for the fighting man 
wdio not only fought worthily but fought in a worthy cause. 
Therefore for all time, not merely the people of this great re- 
united coiuitry, but the nations of mankind wlio see the hope 
for ordered liberty in what this country has done, will forever 
hold you, the men of the great Civil War, and the leaders 
like him whose mortal remains are to be put to-day in their 
final resting place, in peculiar honor, because you were soldiers 
who fought to Iniild; you were up!)uilders; you were the 
men to whose lot it fell to save, to perpetuate, to make 
stronger the great national fabric, the foundations of which had 
been laid by the men who fought under him whose home at 
Mount Vernon stands as an equally prized memorial of the past 
with Arlington. It is no chance that has made Mount Vernon 
and Arlington here in the neighl^orhood of Washington, the 




^r^i4r^^r7:^/^<:nje ^^o-c:r^-^^i^-^^^ 



Burial of Goieral Bosecranii. 35 

two great memorials of the nation's })ast. One commemorates 
the founding and the other tlie saving of the nation. If it were 
not for what Arlington symbolizes. Mount Vernon would mean 
little or nothing. If it were not for what was done by RosE- 
ORANS and his fellows, the Avork of Washington would have 
crumbled into bloody chaos and the deeds of the founders of 
this Republic be remembered only because they had ))egun 
another of the many failures of the spirit of liberty in this 
world. Without the work you did, the work of tlin men who 
fought to a successful close the Revolution would have m^^ant 
nothing. To you it was given to do the one great work which if 
left undone would have meant that all else done by our i)e()ple 
would have counted for nothing. And you left us a re-united 
country, and therefore the right of brotherhood with and of 
pride in the gallantry and self devotion of those who wore the gray, 
who were pitted against you in the great struggle. The very 
fact that we appreciate more and more as the years go on, the 
all importance to this country and to mankind of your victory — 
that very fact makes it more and more possible for us to recognize 
in the heartiest and frankest manner the sincerity, the self- 
devotion, the fealty to the right as it was given to them to see 
the right, of our fellow Americans against whom you fought — 
and now the reunion is so complete that it is useless to allude to 
the fact that it is complete. (Applause.) And you left us 
another lesson in Ijrotherhood. To-day you come here, comrades 
of the Ann;/ of the Cumhrrland, the man who had a commission 
and the man who fought in the ranks, brothers, because each 
did what there was in him to do for the right. Each did what 
he could and all alike shared equally in the glory of the deed 
that was done. Officer and enlisted man stand at the l)ar of 
history to he judged not by the difference of rank, but Ijy whether 
they did their duties in their respective ranks. (Applause.) 
And oh, of how little count, looking back, the difference of rank 
compared w-itli the doing oi the duty ! What was true then is 



o6 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

true now. Doing the duty well is what counts. In any audience 
of this kind one sees in the highest official and social position 
men who fought as enlisted men in tlie armies of the Union or 
in the armies of the Confederacy. All we ask is, did they do 
their duty? If they did, honor to them ! Little we care what 
particular position they held, save in so far as the holding of 
exalted position gave the man a chance to do great and ])eculiar 
service. 

I shall not try to eulogize the dead General in the presence 
of his comrades, in the presence of his fellow countrymen who 
have come to honor the memory of the man against whom they 
were pitted in the past — who ccmie here liecause they now, like 
us, are Americans and nothing else, devoted to the Union and to 
one flag. (Applause. ) I shall not try to speak of his services in 
the presence of those who fought through the Civil War, who 
risked the loss of life, who endured the loss of linil), who fought 
asenlisted men orcameoutljoys notyetready to enter college, ])ut 
able to bear commissions in the army of the United States as the 
result of three or four years of service with the colors. There are 
those of each class of whom I have spoken who have addressed or 
will address you to-day. They are entitled to speak as comrades of 
the great dead. But the younger among us are only entitled to 
pay to the great dead the homage of those to whom (jrdered 
liberty has heeu handed down as a heritage because of the l:)lood, 
and of the sweat, and of the toil of the men who fought to a 
finish the great Civil \\'ar. Great were the lessons 3^ou taught 
us in war. Great have been the lessons you have taught us in 
peace since the war. Sincerely and humbly the men who came 
after you hasten to acknowledge the de])t that is owing to you. 
You were the men of the mighty days who showed yourselves 
equal to the days. We have to-day lesser tasks ; Init shame to 
us if we flinch from doing or fail to do well these lesser tasks, 
when y(ni carried to triumphant victory a task as difficult as 
that which was set you ! Here, in the presence of one of the 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 37 

illustrious dead whose nauies will remain forever on the honor 
roll of the greatest Republic upon which the sun has ever shown, 
here in the presence of the dead, it behooves all of us, young and 
old, solemnly and reverently to pledge ourselves to continue un- 
dimmed the traditions you have left us ; to do the work, what- 
ever that work may be, necessary to make good the work that 
you did ; to acknowledge the inspiration of your careers in war 
and in })eace ; and to remind ourselves once for all that lip 
loyalty is not the loyalty that counts. The loyalty that counts 
is the loyalty which shows itself in deeds rather than in words ; 
and therefore we pledge ourselves to make good by our lives 
what you risked your lives to gain and keep for the nation as a 
whole . ( Prolonged applause . ) 

General Henderson next introduced Senator For- 
AKER, who served under General Rosecrans, and rei^re- 
seuted the Senate : 

Mr. Speaker, Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen : 

I had only a slight personal acquaintance with General 
Rosecrans, and yet my relations to him were such that I had 
occasion to study him, and to know him tolerabl}^ well in all 
the characters in which he appeared before the American 
people. 

He was l)orn in Ohio; he was educated there, and was sent 
from there to the Military Academy at West Point. Later, 
when he resigned from the Regular Army, he returned to Ohio, 
and established his legal residence there, and continued a citizen 
of that state until the beginning of the Civil War, when he re- 
entered the militar}" service as Colonel of the !2;-3d Ohio Regi- 
ment. 

In that organization there was a most remarkable collection 
of great men, who were destined to render distinguished public 
services. With Rosecrans as Colonel, were associated E. P. 
ScAMMON, who afterwards became a prominent General in the 



38 Burial of General Rosecram^. 

Union Army; Stanley Matthews, who su])sequ(^ntly became 
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; 
Rutherford B. Hayes, who made a splendid record as a soldier, 
attaining the rank of Major-General of Volunteers, and who 
afterwards became President of the United States ; and also 
William McKinley, who rose from the rank of private in Com- 
pany E of that Regiment to l)e its Major, and whose name as 
President of the United States has l)ecome familiar to the whole 
world. 

These associations made General Rosecrans endeared to all 
Oliioans. Rut there was more still to attach the j)e<)ple of that 
State to him. 

His first service was in West Virginia. He there com- 
manded a numl)er of Ohio Regiments, among them tlie 12th, 
which was recruited in part of the county whern I lived, and 
the Colonel of whicli was killed in tlie battle of Carnifex Ferry 
where General Rosecrans commanded. 

If I had had no other relation than th(\se to General 
Rosecrans they would luive been sufficient to have interested 
me in his character, and to have led me to study liis ([ualities 
and appreciate his sjjlendid services; but it was my fortune to 
serve for a time in a humble capacity in tlie Army of tJir C'lnn- 
herland while he was its Comnuinding General. 

There is no impression made on th(^ mind of a young 
volunteer that is dee[)er or more lasting than that which he 
acquires of his Commander. 

General Rosecrans came to the Artiiji of the Cii iDhrrland a 
growing man. His successes in West Virginia, and at luka and 
Corinth, had given the country aiul the Army a constantly in- 
creasing confidence in his aljility to handle troo])s, plan cam- 
paigns and successfully fight ))attles. 

At Stone's River, his first battle after he to(>k his new com- 
mand, he more than vindicated all expectations. In no contest 
of the war was the Comiiianding Officer put to a more severe test 



Burial of General Ii0sceran>^. .JO 

than he was on that field. He had carefully and skillfully 
planned the disi)()sition of his troops and the part assigned to 
eacli wing and division of his army, but at the very outset of 
the first day's battle his right wing was overwhelmed, and his 
wdiole army put in jeopardy. 

In the midst of a most furious storm of battle he calmly, 
yet quickly, energetically, and with splendid executive aljility, 
hurried reinforcements from the left to the right, formed a new 
line, most advantageously placed his batteries and supports of 
infantry, and made ready for the successful resistance and re- 
pulse of an onslaught that seemed almost irresistible. 

In the accomplishment of this re-formation of lines and 
splendid result he showed not only his capacity for command, 
but also a bravery and heroism that excited the admiration of 
all his troops. There was no fire of musketry or artillery too 
severe for him to ride into the midst of it to give his commands, 
and to personally superintend their execution. When officers 
about him suggested the ])ossibility of defeat his answer was, 
"We will win this battle or die here." 

It was his sound judgment, undismayed bearing, incom})a- 
rable courage and fearless exposure of his own life that inspired 
his troops, and gave them the renewed courage and hope that 
finally won the victory. 

I speak of his conduct in this battle because it was on that 
bloody field that General Rosecraxs gained the confidence and 
admiration of every man in the Army of the Cumberland down 
to the humblest private in the ranks. From that time forward 
that army was literally "his to command."' 

There is no time on this occasion to speak of other cam- 
paigns or other battles. It is enough to say that although after 
Chickamauga he was relieved of the command of the Army of 
the Cumberland, j^et his campaigns and movements had been so 
brilliant that his reputation as a soldier will stand the scrutiny 



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of history and forever excite the admiration of the students of 
military character and military men. 

(Itliers may speak of his public services in civil life. The 
honors thus conferred upon him were but an expression of the 
gratitude of his countrjmien for his great contriI)ution to the 
preservation of the Union, and the perfection of the Constitu- 
tion. 

In view of considerations such as have Ijeen named I felt it 
a duty to come here to-day, and say, as a representative of the 
state of his birth, and the state to which he always looked as 
his home, and also as a humble representative of the army he 
commanded when he rendered liis most conspicuous service, that 
his comrades regarded him as a n\an of lovable character, of 
sterling patriotism, of inilexible purpose; and as a soldier of 
uncommon ability, distinguished for his bravery, his daring 
and his heroism, and as a commanding general, who in the 
direst stress of hottest battle, ever showed himself cool, calm, 
collected, yet quick, energetic and resolute to execute his con- 
ceptit)ns. 

He was an extraordinary man. He l)elonged to a class of 
great men, who seemed to have been prepared for the great 
emergency he helped his country to meet. 

He was cotemporary in Ohio with such brilliant minds and 
capable soldiers as General O. M. Mitchell, the great astron- 
omer, the first comnninder of what afterwards became the Army 
•of the Ciu)therlaii(], General William H. Lytle, the soldier, 
lawyer and poet, and General Joshua V\' . Sill, in many re- 
spects the gentlest and most lovable sacrifice Ohio laid upon the 
country's altar in that great struggle. They were all men of 
much tlie same general character; the}" were all cultured, re- 
fined gentlemen, fit representatives of the highest and best types 
of American citizenship. Sill and IjYtle had very similar 
soldier experiences. They were both young, both commanded 
brigades under Rosecrans, and both were killed in ))attle — Sill 




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while gjillantly leading a charge at Stone's River, and Lytle 
while gallantly leading a charge at Chickamauga. 

It is most fitting that he whom we to-day lay at rest should 
have a place in this beautiful spot with these sleeping heroes of 
the Nation. He well earned the great honor. 

Soon the last of these distinguished commanders will have 
been laid to rest. As time passes these occasions l)ecome more 
and more solemn and impressive. They all have lessons for the 
living. 

If there is one feature of this occasion more to be appre- 
ciated than another it is that as we meet here to pay final trib- 
ute to General Rosecraxs, we see gathered with us among the 
mourners at his grjive distinguished soldiers against whom he 
fought, no one of them regretting the result of that great 
struggle, but all rejoicing in the fact that the Nation's victory 
was their victory as well, and that our union of States has lieen 
preserved for a common heritage, and a common blessing, to all 
our people, and tliat we are to go forward shoulder to shoulder, 
the Blue and the Gray alike, through the years of the future, to 
a common destiny greater and grander than any language has 
yet described. 

CoLoxEL William P. Hepburn, Chairman of the 
House Committee, avIio served on General Rosecrans' 
staft", followed Senator Foraker. 

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: 

It was 111}^ good fortune at a time when General Rosecrans 
was in command of the Army of the Mississippi and the Army 
of thr Cnmhrrlinul to Ije a member of his military family. I 
had an opportunity to know him and to observe his. military 
conduct, and with the enthusiasm of youth, I formetl the 
highest estimate of his personal and professional worth. 
The reflections of forty years, and the experience that comes 
with age, iiave only strengthened the firm conviction that I 



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then had, that General Rosecrans was one of the great military 
personages of his times. 

In the opinion of many prominent military critics tlie 
strategy involved in his campaigns comparns most favorably 
with that of any of the commanders on either side in the War 
of the Rebellion. The movements of his troops in the cam- 
paigns of luka, Corinth, Murfreesboro, Tnllahoma and Chatta- 
nooga, so far as they were dependent upon, or could be controlled 
by General Rosecrans, were beyond reasonalile criticism, and 
it is a safe declaration that his movements, when not interfered 
with l)y others, were invariably crowned with success. 

The critics of General Rosecrans ])oint to operations in 
the vicinity of Chattanooga as furnishing contradiction of the 
statement that has just jjeen made. They point to the l)attle of 
Chickamauga as a disaster, failing to rememl)er that the l)attle 
of Chickamauga was only one of the incidents of the Chatta- 
nooga campaign, which was undertaken for the purpose of secur- 
ing Chattanooga to the Federal tr(H)ps as the base of future 
operations ; and it will be remembered that having secured that 
great prize of most successful strategy, the check his army 
received at Chickamauga did not result in the loss of the ol>jec- 
tive of the campaign. 

There are other circumstances and other considerations to 
be thought of in connection with the battle of Chickamauga, 
entirely relieving General Rosecrans from the responsibility 
for whatever disaster occurred to Federal arms on that Ijattle- 
field. 

It must be remembered that advices from Washington to 
General Rosecrans persistently informed him that the Con- 
federate troops were endeavoring to escape him. He was 
constantly urged to greater activity, lest Bragg would escape — 
advices making necessary the dispersion of his troops to such 
points as, when the real facts were known, made concentration 
difficult and dangerous. No word of suggestion came to him 



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that LoNGSTREET and his veterans were ):)eing transferred from 
the -Rappahannock to the Tennessee, and that the forces of 
Bragg were augmented by twenty thousand trooi)s that were the 
equals of any troops on earth. 

In this l)atth3 occurs one of those curious instances, appa- 
rently trivial in themselves, yet working results of most 
important character. One of the divisions was in the line of 
battle, but in echelon of lu'igades. A staff officer approaching 
from the refused flank got the impression that the division was 
not in line and so reported. To remedy the supposed evil, an 
order was given that did, in fact, make an interval in the line 
erpuil to a division front. This error was made fatal by the 
time of its occurrence. It was at the moment when Longstreet 
was delivering his impetuous attack, and it became possible for 
a portion of his advancing column to rush through this interval 
in the Federal line, cutting it in two, and making it possible to 
secure a flanking position on each fragment of the line. 

Surely no fair critic could impose responsibility upon the 
General commanding for a disaster of this character. At the 
time of its occurrence General Rosecrans was on the right, and 
was on that portion of his line that was permanently separated 
from the balance of the army. 

General Rosecrans was a careful student of the great 
campaigns. He was very familiar with them. He loved to talk 
about them . There were few military students more thoroughly 
familiar with this branch of his professional learning. While 
to most persons the General would seem to be of nervous temper- 
ament, prone to excitability, yet, as a matter of fact, in great 
emergencies, he was the personification of coolness. No emer- 
gency, no excitement, no approaching disaster deprived him of 
his capacity for thought, for concentration, for the use of that 
that he knew; and while it is true that he loved the higher 
studies of the art of war, yet he was never negligent of the minor 
affairs incident to the efficiency of an army. Clothing, rations, 



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ordnance, transportation, ammunition, hospital supplies, all 
received the careful attention of the General commanding, and 
he was ever alert looking to the discipline and efficiency of his 
army. 

Nhw troops were not fond of the General. He made them 
work. He believed that drill was essential to discipline. The 
new soldier under such a commander rarely felt kindly to him, 
l)ut later on, when h(^ learned the value of discipline and of 
obedience, when he Inarned of the new power that came to him 
from these sources, his early impressions changed to those of 
admiration and affection. And there were few, if any, of our 
commanders that were more popuhir with tlie troops that liad 
been for long time under liis command than was General 

RoSECRANS. 

He was a lovable man and all those wlio knew him well did 
love him. Kind, considerate, amiable and usually gentle to his 
inferiors and his equals, they gave him unstintedly of tlieir re- 
gard. But those who knew General Rosecrans best recognized 
in him a defect that militated greatly against his success as a 
commander of armies. While he was considerate and regardful 
of his inferiors and his equals, there was sometliing in his 
temperanuMit that put discord and sometimes enmity betwef^u 
him and his superiors in rank. 

When in Virginia there was disagreement between him and 
McClelland, as there was between him and Grant, when he 
was in command of the Army of the Mississippi and Grant was 
his immediate superior. 

After his promotion to the command of the Army of the 
Cumberland we find the same character of disagreement between 
the General and Halleck and the War Department. I am not 
capable of determining who, if either party in these controver- 
sies, was to blame. I simply speak of their existence and 
suggest the probable effect they may have had upon grave 
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It is scarcely fair, in determining the merits of the general 
officers of the Federal Army evolved during the War of the 
Rebellion, to eom])are those who wrought in the earlier periods 
of the war with those who secured their greatest distinction 
towards its close, for the policy of the government was markedly 
different in those two periods. In the earlier one, the interfer- 
ence of the Washington authorities with the plans of campaigns 
and the purposes of distant commanders is kiunvn. In the latter 
part of the war, yielding to the pressure of a wise pul)lic opinion, 
the Washington authorities were compelled to desist from such 
interference and to permit the plans of generals to l)e unthwarted 
l)y either advice or command. 

So, too, in the early days of the war, dispersion Avas the 
rule with thi^. Washington authorities, and many inefficient 
armies and many mimic theaters of war existed. Later on, the 
wisdom of concentration of force was manifest. Army and 
army corps were brought together. A campaign involving the 
wliole country was inaugurated under the direction of one man, 
the beneficent effects of which were seen in the capture of 
Atlanta and the surrender at Appomattox. If this policy of 
non-intervention on the part of the Wasliington authorities, 
this policy of concentration — the later ptjlicy of giving active, 
earnest support and co-operation to the two Generals command- 
ing great armies had been inaugurated in Rosecrans time, and 
he could have had that same measure of co-operation and 
support that was later given to Sherman and Grant, who can 
tell what would have been the measure of his success? \\'ho 
can say that he would not have l)een the great central military 
figure of his time? 

General Charles H. Grosvenor, of the House Com- 
inittee, who also served with distinction in the Army of the 
Cumberland, was next on the programme. Pie said : 



Jf.6 BnridJ of (j/iirral Bosccrans. 

Mr. Chairman, Comrades of the Army of the Cumberland, 
Ladies and Gentlemen : 
I esteem it a high honor to l)e present to-day in the capacity 
which has been assigned to me. I deem it a much higher honor 
to have served in the War of the Rebellion in the old Arraij of 
the Cumberland under the cliieftains who made that army 
immortal. I had the honor to serve under General Rosecrans 
from the time he appeared at the head of the Fourteenth Army 
Corps in the fall of 1802, until his retirement from that army 
after the campaign of Chickamauga, so that I had abundant 
opportunity to kncjw something of his character and achieve- 
ments. He came to us with a good reputation already 
established. My distinguished friend, Colonel Hepburn, has 
well described the characteristics of liis achievements in Mis- 
sissippi, and no nnin can do it better, for he was of the very 
operations which he has described. As I have said. General 
Rosecrans came to us with a reputation already established, and 
he found an army of no mean character and no poor record. It 
was an army which had already served under Sherman and 
BuELL and had acliieved at least a character for endurance and 
pertinacity if it had not already achieved a record of great 
victories. It had tlie material of th(- military artisan ready to 
command, and it was moulded into the nnignificent body that 
achieved immortality in its later career. No man was ever 
better calculated to organize an army and fit it for service than 
was Rosecrans, and h*^ took the material that assembled at 
Nashville, coming as it did from various directions and unor- 
ganized, so far as former organization was concerned, and 
moulded it into a column of fighting men, not yet quite pre- 
pared for Stone's River, but which marched from Murfrees))or() 
on the 24th day of June, 1868, an incomparable army. The 
Battle of Stone's River, fought under the immediate eye of 
Rosecrans, -was his greatest achievement up to that day. It 
was fought under many disadvantages, the enemy l)eing upon 




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its own heath, as it were, and our army exposed to a long march 
in the most inclement of weather; and yet it was in this liattle 
that RosECRAXs demonstrated his own personal fitness for leader- 
ship and won und^ying glory. Wlirn a portion of his army 
faltered and seemed to be going into confusion, it was the 
personal interference of Rosecrans, liis personal dash and 
aplomlj, his personal a])pearance in th(^ very acme of personal 
danger tliat mad(^ him afterwards and from that moment the 
idol of the Aniii/ of the CvmhcrJand . No man would hesitate to 
go where Rosecrans led. 

We remained six months at Murfreesboro. We had uo 
fighting that we called fighting. We had no l)attles that we 
called battles. We had some afi'airs that in later days would 
haye been descril)ed as great battles, but we did not so look upon 
them, and especially we did not so look upon them after the 
achieyements of later days. Of all the results of tlie war 
nothing more grandly markml the true characteristics of Rose- 
crans as a soldier and his fitness for command than his organi- 
zation of the army at Murfreesboro. the plan of his Tullahoma 
campaign and the results thereof. Bragg, securely lodged in the 
mountains on this side of the Tennessee, with liis base at Chat- 
tanooga and ]iis ])lans being perfected for aggressiye moyement, 
with his line of communication held securely in his own hands, 
and his operations among his own friends, found himself en- 
meshed in a series of strategetical moyements upon his right, 
upon his left and upon his center, that resulted in landing him 
upon the south side of the Tennessee riyer, hanging on by a 
tenacious but uncertain grip upon the mountains of Georgia. 
No army eyer marched and fought in a more unpropitious con- 
dition of weather and roads than this army, and no army eyer 
encountered greater obstacles piled in its patliway by nature 
than we did, and yet, as I haye said, the middle of July found 
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the Tennessee. It was a brilliant campaign, grandly planned 
and successfully executed. 

Of Chickaniauga little can be said that is not a matter of 
public history. Bragg, finding himself maneuvered out of 
Tennessee, came back re-enforced by the splendid column of 
LoNGSTREET, and assayed to revenge his disappointments and 
recover his lost ground. It was unfortunate doubtless that 
RosECRANs' army was divided and its constituent parts extended 
so widely, but the change of purpose on the part of Bragg undid 
to some extent the plans and purposes of Rosecrans, and made 
it necessary for the latter to move his great army by the left 
flank in order to consolidate it into one Ijody and present an 
unbroken front to the aggressive ])urposes of Bragg. That 
movement was done with a skill and power of mobilization 
never exhibited liy Napoleon or Julius Cjesar, and it has long 
ago become a settled fact that ra[)idity of movement from point 
to point is the grnat assurance of military success. McCook, 
from his position on the extreme right many miles away from 
the center, was suddenly brought to the center and the center 
had been changed from Davis Cross Roads to Crawfish Springs. 
Of the Inittle I will not s[)eak exce[)t to say that it was one of 
the l)loodiest Ijattles of modern times. Nearly twenty-five 
thousand men were killed and wounded, and the result was an 
advantage of position to the army of Rosecrans, for when it 
was all over and we were safely behind our suddenly improvised 
works at Chattanooga, Rosecrans' army was in a safe position, 
early preparing for an aggressive movement, while Bragg's army 
become powerless from that moment from ever assuming a 
successful movement again. The student of great battlefields 
and great battle operations will not fail to recognize the dis- 
])arity of the position occupied by Rosecrans on the 18th of 
September and that occupied by Bragg. Rosecrans on the 
north side of Chickaniauga river was concentrating his army to 
meet the apparent change of purpose of Bragg, and was moving 



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a great army ))y the left flank. He was suddenly confronted Ijy 
the perpendicular columns of Bragg's forces crossing the Chick- 
amauga at three difl:erent points and suddenly striking him. 
So far as Bragg's army was concerned, I mean his original army, 
we would have had no troul^le, for we would have gathered at 
Crawfish and Lee and Gordon Mills and successfully defeated 
his movement, l3ut there came like a scourge upon a battlefirdd 
a great body of tried soldiers from the Army of North Virginia 
under the command of the intrepid Longstreet, who sits here 
upon this platform. He says in his report that he made twenty- 
five distinct assaults upon Snodgrass Hill. It seemed to me 
that he only made one and that began somewhere in the n<Mghbor- 
hood of from twelve to one o'clock and lasted until dark. It 
was the flower of the great Army of North Virginia. It was 
handled by officers of long experience and great efficiency and it 
came like a thunder bolt. It struck the ])attlefield at the river, 
coming from Dalton, and it crossed the battlefield, assailing 
at every point our lines, until its right was at Dry Valley Road, 
and wherever Union forces were found it struck with the mailed 
hand of a trained soldier, and it is due to history to say that the 
greatest achievement of that day on the Union side was the 
response to such a force as Longstreet brought and superadded 
to the army of Bragg and cp.st with such wonderful power 
against our columns. 

I do not forget the intrepidity of the men who commanded 
our corps. I do not forget the magnificent old "Rock of Chick- 
amauga," George H. Thomas, who stood amid the billows of 
apparent defeat and made it possible to extricate that army and 
bring it into Chattanooga in apparent good order. I do not 
forget any of these circumstances, but I give to Rosecrans, not- 
withstanding any criticism that may have been made of him, 
high commendation for the work he did. 

He is dead. It was well and timely that his comrades 
brought his remains and deposited them in this grand place. It 



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was well that he should occupy the position of highest honor in 
tlie Inii'ving ground of the great men who fought in the war. 
It is meet and proper that in tliis Parthenon of American glory 
RosECRANS should occu])y a niche. He will not be forgotten. 
As the music of the seasons chants above his resting place, as the 
foliage of s})ring gives place to the seared and yellow leaf of 
autumn, as the lairds sing in the morning light, there will come 
to this resting place of the hero thousands and tens of thousands 
who will in their hearts do honor and Ijestow grateful remem- 
brance upon William S. Rosecrans, the gifted soldier, the 
trained and splendid citizen, the true patriot, the heroic dead. 

Honorable Washincjton Gardner, of Michigan, a 
private soldier under General Rosecrans, a member of the 
House Committee was the hist speaker. He represented the 
Rank and File of the Army of the Cinnberlaitd. Following is 
his address : 

An army like that of the Civil War i)eriod, made up as that 
one was. almost wholly of volunteers, is but the incarnation of 
the national spirit of patriotism and tlie visible manifestation 
of the national determination as set forth l)y the President and 
the Congress. In actual war the common soldier soon learns 
that the distinguishing features l:»etween him and the officers 
over him are of degree and not of kind. He finds, for example, 
that the ditference between his uniform and that of his Captain, 
or Colonel, or General, is chiefly in the texture and the tailor, 
and not in the essential color; in the quantity, and not in the 
quality of the rations issued; in the number, and not in the 
intrinsic value of tlie dollars in which payment is made ; in the 
measure of responsibility which each assumes, and not in the 
purpose for which it is exercised. The soldier gradually awak- 
ens to the fact that his interests and those of the officers are 
one and the same, and that all are mutually dependent. 




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RosECRANs' eonduet and )>earing toward the rank and tile of 
his army were such that he gained and h^Id their respect, their 
good will and their contidence. He was constantly solicitioiis 
for the material comfort and welfare of his men. He believed 
that soldiers well fed and well clothed were bettel* fitted to en- 
dure and to tight tlian the ill clad and poorly fed. His men 
knew and appreciated their general's care for them andwluMi, 
as during the siege of Chattanooga, they were reduced to scant 
rations, there was no murmur of complaint. It is due to 
RosECRANs to say that they were his well matured plans carried 
out immediately after he was relieved of command at Chatta- 
nooga, that resulted in breaking the force of the siege l)y re- 
]>lenishing the commissary stores <?f the \v(^ll-nigh starving- 
garrison. 

General Rosecrans possessed that quality of personal 
courage which always ccnnmands the admiration of the common 
soldier. Those who saw his splendid bearing under fire on the 
extreme left at Stone's River in the early morning of December 
81 , or near the imperiled center a few hours later, when blood from 
the severed head of CIara^che I;)espattered liis clothing, or when 
in the deepening twilight of the same day he rode his lines in 
close proximity to the enemy, or on that ill-starred Sunday at 
Chickamauga, when in the earlier part of the day he stood un- 
moved Ijefore the storm of lead and iron which rained with re- 
lentless fury upon him and his army, felt that here was a 
soldier true to the loftiest ideals of l^attle heroism. If any 
criticism is due from this standpoint of view, it is that, as com- 
mander of an army, he took tc^o many risks u])on his life. But 
Rosecrans was mon; tlian a provident care-taker of his men, and 
more than a soldier of unquestioned physical courage. As a 
general he brought things to pass. He had the ability to plan 
and to successfully execute campaigns. 

When the mists of current controversy, born <^f the rivalries, 
jealousies and misunderstandings, in a measure inseparable 



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from attending conditions, have cleared away, and the steady 
light of impartial investigation and analytical examination is 
turned upon the great campaigns of the Civil War and men 
come to know l)etter the olistacles met and overcome as well as 
the results accomplished, William Starke Rosecrans will then 
take his rightful place as one of the greatest in the secondary 
group of military chieftains who made possible the final and 
complete triumph of the Federal arms. 

The strategy displayed in the campaign from Murfreesboro 
to Chickamauga Creek, in which Rosecrans successively and 
successfully maneuvered his adversary out of the fortified 
strongholds about Tullahoma, across the Cuml)erland Mountains, 
over the Tennessee River, and out of Chattanooga, without a 
serious engagement, with the loss of very few men and no 
ecjuipment, will challenge comparison with any other like 
operation on either sidp during that gigantic struggle which 
called into rnquisition the l)est military talent of the Civil War 
generation. 

RosECRANs never fought a losing ))attle, unless Chickamauga 
be so regarded. On that sanguiiuiry field the contest was waged 
for Chattano()ga as the stake. It is true the field was lost, l3ut 
the town was held, and no fiag but the Stars and Stripes ever 
floated above it from the day the Union army under Rosecrans 
entered. There never was a time from that day, in June, 18(38, 
when the Aninj of tlic Cuiiihrrhind broke camp at Murfreesboro 
in Middle Tennessee to the set of sun on September 20th, succeed- 
ing, in Northern Georgia, that it would not have been willing to 
give Chickamauga for the permanent possession of Chattanooga, 
which Itecame the impregnal)le fortress protecting the new base 
of supplies and the mountain gateway through which tlie 
armies of Sherman and Thomas moved to Atlanta and that of 
the former from Atlanta to the sea. The historian of the future 
will give Rosecrans more credit than he has yet received for the 
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whirh resulted in the capture and ])ernKin(^nt possession of 
Chattanooga, " the heart of the Confederacy/' 

The nameless survivors of. that uiighty host, the men of 
the rank and Hie, whom he marshaled in battle array, whether 
in West Virginia or Northern Mississippi, in Central Tennessee 
or Northern Cxeorgia, cherish his memory as tliat of the loved 
and trusted commandnr at whose summons they were ready to 
do, to sutt'er and to die, if need he, to consummate the most 
glorious civic and moral triumi)h of the 19th century, the pre- 
servation of the American Union hy which government of the 
people was conserved, and the lilieration of a race of immortal 
God created, God endowed beings from bondag(% that the Nation 
might enter upon a new and nobler destiny. 

At the close of tlie last address tlie funei-al Jtarty re- 
entered the carriages, and with the cavalrv ;ni(l artillerv 
escort jjroceeded to the burial lot. This is in the new 
soutliOi'n addition to tlie cemetery, and is destined to be one 
of its most beautiful sections. Tlie lot assigned through tlie 
interest of Genkral LuDiNGT()N,tlie Quartermaster-General, 
is a lai'ge one, and is in a commanding place. It over- 
looks the whole of Washington, and the Potomac for miles. 

The arrangements at the grave were perfect, owing to 
the attention and d(H^p interest of Colonel A. B. Drum, the 
Superintendent. He had erected a canvas coveiing for 
those in attendance. Reverend Dr. Stafford read the 
impressive commitmo'U service. The Quartette Choir I'en- 
dered "'Xrarrr, M;/ (hul, in Tliee.^' The bugle sounded 
taps. 

The Nation, through its r(>presentatives in all its depart- 
ments, and tli(^ veterans of all its armies, had laid its great 
soldier and our beloved commander, in his final resting 
place. 



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The remains of General Rosecrans were brought 
tVoin Los Angeles, California, without expense to the 
vSoeiety by Senator Chauncey Depew, who is a i-elative 
of the family. The General's only son, Carl F. Rose- 
crans, accompanied the casket. 

Upon the ari-ival of the remains they were taken in 
charge by Mr. W. R. Speare, and cared foi- without 
charge. His sei'vices throughout were of the inost pains- 
taking and successful charactei'. and his l)ill inclu(U:'d only 
his actual outlay for carriages. 

(JovERNoR and Mrs. Toole, and tlieir children, and 
Miss AxiTA D. Rosecrans csinie on fi-om Helena, Montana, 
to attend the ceremonies. Mrs. Toole is the GeneraTs 
eldest dauirhter. 



Burial of General noser m)is. 55 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



ExECFTTVE Office. 

Helena, Montana, Man 27, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton, Secrefanj, 

Sociefi/ of the Annij of the Cn inJierland , Wa!<hi ncfton , D. (J. 

My Dear General : 

I write these few lines at the retiuest of my family in the 
hope of conveying to you and to the Society of the Arnnj of the 
Ciiinherlaial, some idea, at least, of the profound appreciation 
we feel for the nolde and generous tribute to <uir father. 

We realize how feclile words arc to portray such emotions as 
fill our hearts, hut we want you to know, if only from our 
assurances, that we are deeply grateful for everything that was 
done to prcp^vre for the occasion. It was a memorable djiy for 
each one of us, and also for those who witnessed the ceremonies. 

Xothing was left undone that might add to their harmony 
and beauty, and it must have, certainly, been very grati- 
fying to you to see how perfectly all details were carried into 
execution . 

We ho])e you will accept this simple expression from the 
fullness of our hearts of our gratitude and admiration for this 
superb proof of friendship for one who ever held you in loving 
memory. To bury the dead is a nolile work, Init when in doing 
so the wish of an old friend and comrade is carried out, what 
could be more gratifying? 

During the last years of his life, it was my privilege to 
hear my father speak of things nearest his heart, and I can 
assure you that he non^er mentioned your name, or that of the 
Soeietji of the Amu/ of the Ciunherland . without quick tears 
flooding his eyes. 



56 Burial of (leiicral Bosecram^. 

He felt tlie separation from yoii all in his far off home, and 
although he was happily surrounded l)y his family, his spirit 
often yparned for the old friends and thn days so full of memory 
to you and to his comrades in the Society. 

Hoping that some day, and in some way, we may give yon 
proof of our gratitude, 

Believe me, 

Yours respectfully, 

AXITA I). ROSECRAXS. 



Los Angeles, Cai... June Isf, 100.2. 
General H. \'. J>ovnton, 

Socirti/ (if flic ^Iriiii/ of tJic Cii iiilxrla ml , ]]''ishi iHjtoii , D. C. 
Mv Dear General: 

T will ask your kin(lnt\ss in expressing to all thi^ dear mem- 
Ijers of the Society our dee^p gratitude for the grand tribute ])aid 
by his beloved comrades to our loved and honored dead — our 
father and friend — (teneral William Starke Rosecrans, com- 
mander of that galhint l)and of national defenders, the grand 
Aril}]/ of the (hiinhrrhiinl . 

XoI)le deeds well done livp with, and after, those who per- 
form them, and as long as lifp shall last the family of General 
RosECRANs will hold in tniuler regard tJK'ir toucliing devotion to 
their dead commander, who in liis lifn lovtul them in every beat 
'of his great, noble heart. 

Words are but weak and poor expressions of the heart, but, 
my dear General, you know how deeply we ajipreciate your 
beautiful devotion to our d^ar ouf' in Arlington — you, true and 
noble comrades, who followed him unto the end ! 

May (rod I)iess you one and all, prolong your noble lives of 
sacrifice and fraternal love, and when life is over bring you to 
Him who is the "Resurrection and the Life." 
I am. Yours, sincerely, 

Carl F. Roseorans. 



Burial of (icneraJ /I'o.srryyrn.s'. 



War Dp:partment, 
Quartermaster General's Office, 

Washington, April 2S, 1902. 

Mr. H. \ . Boyxton, Corrr.'<jt()ii(liiHj Scrrctjrri/, 

Societi/ of thr ArnDj of the Cii inhrrhi ml , W'dsJi iiujfoii . I>. (^ . 

Sir : In conipliaiicp with your reciiu^st of the '22<\ instant that 
))urial h)ts nuiuhHi-ed 1858, 1859, 1862 and 1868, in the Southern 
Division, Otfieer's Section, in Arlington, Va., National Ceme- 
tery, l3e assigned for re-interment of the remains of the late 
Major General William S. Rosecrans, U. S. A., and for the 
erection of a monument therpon ; you are respectfully informed 
that the lots abovt^ noted have been assigned and will l)e noted 
on the records of the cemetery and of this offic<^. 

These burial lots are not designed for gen(>ral family use, 
Init there is no objection to the interment therein of the wife 
of the otficer, if so dnsired. 

Respectfully. 

M. I. LUDINGTON, 

(^iKiiicniidMrr General, I\ S. Army. 



Depot (Quartermaster's Office, 

Washington, D. C, April SO, 1002. 

General H. V. Boynton, Corre^^pondiiaj Seereforn, 

Soriefi/ of flic Army of the Camherland, Washi lajtoii , />. C. 

Dear General : 

Replying to your favor of this date, requesting that the 
Society have the use of the pavilion at Arlington for the cere- 
monies attending the funeral of General Rosecrans, which I 
understand are to be held on the ITth proximo, I have to say 



58 Burial of General Bosecrans. 

that it will giv^e me very groat pleasure to have the pavilion pre- 
par(;d for your use, as requested. 

A'ery truly yours, 

T. E. True, 

Major (I ii(( (liKi lirniKistcr, l\ S. Anrni, 

Depot QuartcniKisfrr. 

May 22, 1902. 
My Dear Major : 

I wish to express to you, not only for myself })ersoMally luit 

for the family of General Rosecrans and the Society of the 

.irniy (f the </ii mhrrla ii(] , our earnest and most sincere thanks 

for the attention which you bestowed ujjou the preparations for 

thp ceremonies at Arlington. I have never known arrangements 

so i)erfect as those completed under your direction, and every- 

))ody concerned feels under the deei)est obligations to you and 

your associates. Cordially yours, 

H. V. BoYXTON, CorrcspoiidiiKj Secretary. 

Ma.jor T. E. True, U. 8. A., Washinyton, I). C. 



Meiy 22, 1902. 
Colonel: 

I desire to exjn'ess to you in most emphatic terms the 
thanks which we all feel for the pertVct arrangements supervised 
by ycui in the organization and movement of the escort, and for 
the measures taken by you for the preservation of order through- 
out the ceremonies at Arlington on Saturday last. The family 
of General Rosecrans and the veterans of the Army of tJie 
Cu inberland very highly appreciate your attention which 
resulted in the most perfect arrangements I have known con- 
nected with an}^ great occasion at Arlington. 
With great respect, very truly yours, 

H. V. Boynton, CorrexpoiKtiiKj Seereteiry. 
Lieut. Col. Eugene D. Dimmick, U. S. A.. 

Fort Myer, Viry'uiin. 



Burial of General B.os€crans. 59 

Fort ^I\ek, Virginia, Ma;) .JJrd, 1002. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Corresponding See ret a ri/, 

Soeletij of the Annij of the Cumberland, 

Wa>^hin(iton, D. ('. 
Sir : I l)eg to uekiiowlpclgn receipt of your letter of the '2 2d 
inst., and extend thanks for myself and the officers of my com- 
mand for your appreciation of our services at the ceremonies 
attending the burial of the remains of General Rosecrans on 

the 24th inst. • 

Very respectfully yours, 

E. I). DlMMICK, 

Lieut-Colonel 2nd Caralri/, Comin'mdinef. 



May 22, 1902. 
Mv Dear Colonel : 

In all my experience in Washington, I haye never known 
more perfect arrangements on any great occasion at Arlington 
than those perfected under your direction for our ceremonies on 
Saturday last. The members of the family of General 
Rosecrans desired me to thank you in their name most cor- 
dially for your attention, and I desire to express to you for my- 
self and for the Society of the Army of the Caniherland the same 

earnest thanks. 

Cordially yours, 

H. V. Boynton, 

Corresponding Seeretary. 
Colonel A. B. Drum, 

Arlington Ce\netery, Fort Myer, Virginia. 



HEAD(iUARTERS OF THE ArMY. 

\\"ashington. May 7->, 1002. 
My Dear General Boynton : 

I regret very much that, owing- to my necessary and ]n"e- 

arranged absence in Cincinnati on the date of the ceremonies of 

the burial of the remains of Major-General William S. 



60 Burial of General Rosecraufi. 

RosECRANs, I shall be unable to serve as an honorary ])all-bearer 

on that occasion. 

I sliould be lionored to I)e present in company with ni'-'m- 

bers of the Soeietif of the Arinijof the CuinherhnuU and appreciate 

the kind expression of the family of General Roseckaxs in 

desiring to have me serve. 

Yours very triih\ 

Nelson A. Miles, 

Lie ((tenant- General. 
General H. V. Boyntox, 

Correspondimj Secretaru, 

Society of the Army of t](f C((mherland, 

Wa.^Jdnfiton, D. C. 

Hotel Gordon. 

Washington. D. C, May 1^. 190.2. 
Dear General Boynton : 

I sliall esteem it a high privilege to l)e present at the cere- 
monies attending the burial of tlip remains of (ieneral 
Rosecrans, under the auspices of the Society of the Army (f tlie 
Cumberland, and to serve as an hononiiy pall-I)earer, in compli- 
ance with the wish of the General's family. 

Yours very truly, 

J. M. SCHOFIELD. 

To General H. V. Boynton, 

Corre><j)onding Secretary, 

Society of the Army (f tl(c (''((inherhi nd . 



No. 177'^ Massachusetts Avenue, N. W. 

Washington, M((y i^, 100.2. 
My Dear General Boynton : 

I feel more than honored at my selection as pall-b^arer at the 

burial of my old friend, Ma.tor-General Rosecrans, on ]May 17, 

and will l^e at the Arlington at V):2() a. m. on that day to pay 

my last triljute of respect t(j the earthly remains of that noble 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 61 

and eminent soldier. I assume that I will be expected to ap- 
\)Qfxx in uniform, and w ill do so unless I hear to the contrary. 
Very sincerely yours, 

JoHX M. Wilson, 
Brhiadicr-General V. S. A., Retired. 
General H. V. Eoynton, 

War Department , Washirigton ., D. C. 



1721 Rhode Island Avenue. 

M((ij ISth , lOOJ. 
My Dear General : 

I am in receipt of your note of this afternoon, requesting 

nie to act as an honorar}- pall-bearer next Saturday. 

I appreciate the honor conferred l)y the invitation, and 

accept with a high appreciation of the worth and personal 

distinction of the late General Rosecrans. 

Very faithfully, 

G. S. Gillespie. 



1221 N Street, X. W. 

Washington, D. C. Maii IJ^^ 1902. 
General: 

I accept the honor, to serve as pall-bearer at the burial of 
the remains of the distinguished soldier and eminent citizen, 
Ma.ior-Gexeral Rosecrans, May 17, 11 a. m. 

I shall be at the Arlington Hotel at 9:80 on the morning of 

May 17. 

With high regard, 

Very truly yours, 

Thomas M. Vincent. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Corre.-<it(iii(l I iKj Sccrcta rtj. 



02 Bai'idl of General Bosecrans. 



Washinrton, D. C, May i^, 790£. 
Sir : I have the lionor to respond, in reply to your invitation 
of tlip 13th instant, to serve as an honorary pallrbearer at the 
funeral services of our distinguished comrade, General 
RosECRANS, that I will l)e present. to join with you and others 
in tril)ut<> to his ini|)erishal)le memory. 
Very respectfully, 

CrREEX Clay Ctoodloe. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Correspond in (/ Sccreta r)/. 



Washi\(4tox. D. C, }f((ii lOfli. 1902. 
Dear CfEXERAL Boynton: 

I will attend at Arlington on the occasion of the re-inter- 
ment of the renuiins of General Rosecrans on the 17th inst. 

Yours, 

John M. Harlan. 



Department of State. 

Washington, May U, 1002. 
My Dear General : 

I have received your letter of yesterday's date, and wish I 

could accept. Init my engagements are such that it is a matter 

of great doul)t whether I will be al)le to get away on Saturday 

morning. Please do not count on me, and do not provide 

transportation. If I can get away I will come in my own 

carriage. 

Yours sincerely, 

John Hay. 
General H. Y. Boynton. 



Burial of General Bosecrans. 63 



Treasury Department. 

Washington, Maij IJ4, UJOJ. 
My Dear Sir : 

I want to thank you for your invitation of May 18th, to 
participate in the ceremonies attending the interment of the 
remains of General Rosecrans. 

It will not be necessary to detail a carriage for me, as I shall 
drive over in my own if I can secure the time necessary. 

Very truly yours, 

L. M. Shaw. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Correspond iiH] Sa-rrtari/, 

Societi/ of the Ariiii/ tf the Cumherlaiid, 

Washington, D. C. 



Department of Justice, 
Office of the Attorney General. 

Washington, D. C, Ma>j 14th, IWU. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Corresponding Srereta rj/, 

Soviet 11 of tlie Ann;/ (f the C iimherhi nd , 

■ Washington 1 D. C. 
Dear Sir: 

The Attorney General directs me to express his regrets, 
that expected absence from the city, Saturday, May the seven- 
teenth, will prevent acceptance of the invitation of the 
Societij of the Army of the Cuniherland, to he present at the 
ceremonies attending the interment of the remains of General 
Rosecrans at Arlington Cemetery. 

C. C. Long, 

Private Sevretartj. 



6',^ Burin I of (h'ncral Rosecranf^. 

Office of the Postmaster General. 

Washington, M((j/ 1.^, 1902. 
My Dear Sir : 

In the absence of the Postniaster-CTeiKn'al I beg to acknowl- 
edge receipt of your favor to him of tlie l'3th instant, concern- 
ing the ceremonies attending the interment of the remains of 
Major-General Rosecrans. Mr. Payne is at present in New 
York City, Init is expected to return to Washington on Friday 
morning when his attention will be imniediat(dy called to your 
hotter and suggestions. 

Very truly yours, 

F. H. Whitney, 

Pr irate Secretary. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

( 'orri'xpoiuh mj Scrretari/, 

Soviet ji of flie ^lr)in/ of t lie ( 'n niJierta lul, 

ll'dxli iiK/toii , TK C. 



Secretary's Office, 

Department of the Interior. 

Washington, D. C, M((u 10, 100.2. 
Dear Sir: 

Secretary Hitchcock directs me to acknowledge the 
receipt of ^^our letter of the 18th, inviting him to be present 
on the occasion of the ceremonies attending the interment of 
the remains of General Rosecrans at Arlington Cemetery on 
Saturday, May, 17th, and to express his regret that he will be 
unable to accept the same. 

The delay in not earlier responding to your invitation has 
l)een occasioned by an effort on the Secretary's part to arrange, 
if possible, for a postponement of the engagements made for 
Saturday, so as to enable him to attend the ceremonies. This, 



Btirial of (ieneral Rosecrans. 65 



however, he has been unahlp to do, and is therefore obliged, 

much to liis regret, to indicate that he cannot l)c present 

to-morrow, as he had hoped. 

Very truly yours, 

\\\ Scott Smith, 

Pn'ratc Serretdrjj. 
General H. V. 1^>ovxton, 

Corrc-'pondi iiji Srcrefa ni, 

Socictn of the Aninj of flir ( 'ii mhrrldiul. 

City. 

Department of Agriculture, 
Office of the Secretary. 

\VASHINr4T0N. I). C. .l/a// 7^, 1902. 
Mv Dear General Boynton : 

Your very kind invitation to attend thf- funeral ceremonies 
of General Rosecrans is received. 1 will go, unless some- 
thing intervenes to prevent, but you need not detail a carriage 
for me, as I can take my own if it is possi))le for me to go. 
Very truly yours, 

James Wilson, 

Sccretdnj . 
General H. V. Boynton, 

M'dslii lujtoii , D. C. 



Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois, Mdi/ ■'>, 1002. 
My Dear Comrade Boynton: 

Your notice of April 30, in regard to tlie interment of the 
remains of the dead hero, Major-Gene ral William S. Rose- 
crans, at Arlington, to take placn May 17, 1^02, is at hand, and 
in reply will say that in all pr()l)al)ility I will not bp there. 

Many and many a time since the war have I thought of 
this grand man. T loved him and always thought well of him. 
The last time I met him was in the U. S. Treasurer\s office at 
Washington, in the month of September. ISDi. 



66 Bnridl of Gcncrul Rosecrans. 

If I visit Washington in (3cto])er, of this year, I shall 
make it a point to visit the General's grave. 

Sincerely and truly, 

\Vm. JVIcAdams, Sr. 



The First National I^axk 
OF Cleveland. 

Cleveland, O., il/ay .5, 1002. 
General H. V. Boynton. 

My Dear CJeneral: — I ha\e noiicfs of thn l)iirial at Ar- 
lington of General Rosecrans. and it is my intention to be pre- 
sent on the 17th inst. I will try to see as many as possible of 
our members and urge them to attend. 

Truly yours, 

James Barnett. 



Society of the 

Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. 

Philadelphia, ]\[ay 5, 1902. 

General H. V. Boynton, WdsJiiinjtoi), D. C. 

My Dear General: — I am in receipt of your circular of 

Both ult., and will arrange to have a meeting of our Association 

next week, and endeavor to have a delegation of our regiment 

to attend the ceremonies on the 17th ; will advise you later as to 

nnml)er. 

Very truly yours, 

Chas. M. Betts. 

Pittsburgh, Pa., Mai/ 2, 1002. 
General H. V. Boynton, WaxJiiiKjion, D. C. 

M\ Dear General: — Your note at hand. I will be with 
you on the 17th inst., unless some unforeseen and unexpected 
matter should interfere. 



Burial of (jcneral RoHccrans. 



I am glad to know that our dear old commander's bones 
shall find a resting place in Arlington. I have the honor to lie, 

Very truly yours, 

Archibald Blakp:ley. 



National Headquarters l^xiox Veteran Legion, 
Washington, J). C. 

Washington. D. C. Mitjid, 1002. 
General H. \ . Bovnton, Srcrctdri/, 

Socicfi/ of fin' Aniii/ (}f tlir CuiiiJtrrhi iid , WdxhiiKjIoii , J). C. 
Sir: — In accordance with your retjuest, I take pleasure in 
naming th(^ following members of the Union Veteran Legion to 
act as a delo?gation on the occasion of the re-burial of General 
W. S. RosECRANS* remains at Arlington on Saturday, May 17, 
1902: 

Adjutant-General Dennis O'Connor. 
Colonel H. L. Deam, Elncampment No. (U). 
Colonel J. G. Dountain, Encam})ment No. 23. 
Colonel Jesse M. Elmore, Encampment No. 111. 

I regret exceedingly that I cannot attend the ceremonies ; a 
prearranged itinerary to visit a number of Encampments 
throughout the country is the reason for my enforced a))sence. 

Very res])ectfully, 

J. Edwin Browne, 
National Coiitinander Vnion Veteran Lcjjion. 



General H. V. Bovnton, 

Dear Sir: — I will l)e there on the 17th. 

Yo u rs r es pec t f u 1 1 y , 

T. J. Cannon. 



68 Burial of Geitcral Bosec7rins. 

Department of the Potomac 
Grand Army of the Republtc. 

Washington, D. C, M((y 2, 1002. 
General H. V. Roynton, ('orrr><poii(lin(j Scrreidrj/, 

Army of fJw Cii nihrrla iid . 
General: — In response to your note of 80th ult. addressed 
to Israel W. Stone and l)y him ref(^rred to tliese headquarters, 
I am directed I)vthe Department Comaiander to advise you that 
he takes pleasure in granting your recjuest for the use of seats 
at Arlington on the 17th inst., upon the terms suggested in your 
letter. It is suggested that Comrade A. W. Bogta of the War 
Department is accustomed to putting uj'* and taking down the 
seats, and would doubtless accomplish the work with less ex- 
pense and breakagf^ tium one who is not used to it. 

By command of ]>. F.Bingham, De])artment Commander. 

B. F. Chase, 

A.-^sisUtiit Adjutard General. 



Department of the Potomac 

Grand Army of the Kepup,lic. 

Washington, D.C, May 7, 1902. . 
H. V. BoYNToN, Secretary. 

Army (d ('n inherhi lal . 

Dear .Sir: — Your favor of t]i<^ lM inst., inviting the De- 
partuKMit Commander to apimint a delegation of four comrades 
to represent this Dejjartment at th(^ re-burial of General Rose- 
CRANs, on May 17th, has been received, and I am directed to ad- 
vise you that the same has been assigned. The Department 
Comnninder and three members of his stati' will attend. 

In tliH al)sence of definite instructions it is presumed that 

the carriage will be at the undertaker's establishment named. 

where our detail will asseml)le. 

Verv respectf u 1 1 v . 

B. F. Chase, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 69 

Headquarters Department of Texas, 

Office of the Chief Quartermaster, 
San Antonio, Texas. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Dear General : — I was very glad to get your circular letter 
of April 80th, and am delighted to hear of the splendid arrange- 
ments to honor the remains of dear old General Rosecrans. I 
will leave here on the 7th for Washington and certainly will re- 
maiji over for the exercises. 
Hoping to see you soon, 

Sincerely your friend, 

Jno. L. Clem. 



Office of Louisville Anzeiger. 

Louisville, Ky., May 12, 1902. 

General H. V. Boynton, Waxldniiton , D. C. 

Dear Sir and Companion: — -Will be with you Saturday to 

attend the funeral of General Rosecrans. 

Your comrade, 

Henry S. Cohn. 



Society of the 
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, 

Philadelphia, Mai/ 12, 1902. 
Comrade: — The following letter, to the officers of our 
Society, has been received from General H. V. Boynton, Cor- 
rrspDiidiiKj Serrefari/ of the Soricti/nf fh.e Anin/ of the CuinherJdiid . 

Wa.shixgtox, D. C, Man 2, 1902. 
The enclosed circular will infoi'm you in regard to the program 
for the re-burial of General Rosecrans' remains at Arlington. 
Undoubtedly the members of General Rosecrans family will es- 
teem it a mark of very liigh respect if the Fifteeidli Pennsylrania 
Carah'i/, so long attached to his headquarters, should be repre- 
sented at the funeral. I am sure that the presence of any of your 
members will give great satisfaction to those of our Society who 
may be present. 

Cordially yours, 

H. V. Boynton, Correxponditig Secretary. 



70 Burial of (Jeneral Bosecrans. 

The ceremonies will take place at Arlington Cemetery, 
Saturday forenoon, May 17th. 

Tlip funeral cortege will move from Speare's Undertaker's 
Chapel, 940 F Street, N. W., Wasliington, at 10 o'clock, A.M., 
on that day. Members attending will assemble at that place at 
9:30 A. M. 

Such troops as are availal)le in the City of Washington will 
form tliH escort of honor, and all military organizations and 
societies in the District are invited to take part. 

It is earnestly desired that as many of our Regiment will 
attend as possible. Badges will be provided in Washington. 

A number of our meml)ers expect to take the 8:50 A. M. 
train on May ITth, Pennsylvania R. R., from Broad Street 
Station. Very truly yours, 

John F. Coxaway, Sen-ftanj. 
Chas. M. Betts, Pirsidrnt. 



Society of the 
Fifteenth Pennsylnania Volunteer Cavalry, 

Philadelphia, May 12, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton, Secretary, 

Society of the Army of the Cu iiiberlainL 
Dear CIeneral : — Your kind letter of the '2d inst., addressed 
to our Treasurer, has Ijeen handed to me. In answer, I would 
say, from the best information at present obtainable, it is proba- 
ble that from forty to fifty of the survivors of the 15th Pennsyl- 
vania Cavalry will attend the ceremony of the burial of the re- 
mains of Ma.ior-General William S. Rosecrans at Arlington 
on Mav ITth. A circular has been issued requesting our mem- 
bers to asseml)le at 940 F Street, N. W., Washington, at-9 :3() 
o'clock A. M., on that day. I will be obliged to you for any 
further information or instructions you may l)e able to give. 

A'ery truly yours, 

John F. Conaway, Secretary, 

loth Pcnna. T'o/. Car. 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 71 



Philadelphia. Sept. is, 1002. 
Colonel Chas. M. Betts. 

Dear Colonel :— The following is a list of those who at- 
tended the RosECRAxs' obsequies: — 

Colonel C. M. Betts. W.m. H. Lush. 

Lieutenant C. S. Hinchman. Frank M. Crawford. 

Lieutenant John F. Conaway. Horatio N. Oliver. 

A. M. Stickney. Major John Tweedale. 

Corporal S. D. Cozens. ]\L\.ior A. W. Wills. 

Geo. W. Bishop. W. H. Carpenter. 

Sergeant E. W. Anderson. John PI Creth. 

E. J. PoHL. Geo. W. Eckert. 

Daniel Scull. John O. Stokes. 

Sergeant J. W. Bowen. Corporal Geo. H. Hanson. 

Jos. C. Squires. W. M. Palmer. 

Yours truly, 

John F. Conaway. 



Washington, D. C, April IJ^th, 1902. 
General: — Encampment No. 28, Union Veteran Legion, 
of which I have the honor to he Colonel, and of which the late 
General Rosecrans was a charter member, desires a part, with 
other patriotic bodies, in the reception and final interment of 
the remains of the General, which we understand is to take 
place next month. We desire to know whether we will be per- 
mitted such particii)ation, and, if so, whether as a body, or by 
a committee of our members. I have somehow received the 
impression that you have charge of the arrangements. If I am 
wrong, will you kindly put me in correspondence with some one 
who will give me the desired information. 

Very respectfully, 

J. G. DOUNTAIN. 



Headquarters Union Veterans' Union. 

Washington, D. C, May o^ 1002. 
Dear Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge, with thanks, 
receipt, this morning, of your courteous invitation of the 2nd 



Burial of General Bosecrans. 



inst., to appoint a delegation of fotir meml^ers of the Union 
Veterans' Union to represent tlie Order on the occasion of the 
burial of the remains of Major-Gexeral Rosecrans, at Arling- 
ton, on tliH ITth of this month, and to go with the funeral cor- 
tege in a carriage which you kindly provide. 

I accept the invitation gratefully, as I was a warm personal 
friend of General Rosecrans, received my first promotion from 
him, in West Virginia, and served on his staff in the Depart- 
ment of the Missouri, and have to say that I shall be present, 
with thr('e representative meml)ers of the Order, at 940 F Street, 
N. W., at half past nine o'clock in the morning of the 17th 
inst. With great respect, 

Sincerely and faithfully yours, in F. C. and L., 
R. G. Dyrenforth, 

Co III ma n de r-in- Ch ief. 
General H. V. Boynton, Cor. Serretari/, 

Soviet 1/ of the Ariinj of the Cuiiiherland . 



1804 Wyoming Avenue. 

Washington, Mai/ IS, 190.2. 

Dear General: — Thanking you for your polite invitation 

to att<nid the exercises at the burial of my class-mate, General 

R;)SECRANS, at Arlington, I will feel it my duty to attend at the 

place apjiointed — 940 F Street, Northwest, on the 17th inst. 

Verv respectfullv, 

N. J. T. Dana, 

Class of 1S4.2, West Point. 
Gen. H. V. Boynton, Cor. Seeretary. 



Washington, D. C, Maij 10, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton. 

My Dear General: — I expect to be present on May 17th 

next, to pay the last official honors t(^ our late Commanding 

General W. S. Rosecrans. 

Very sincerely yours. 

Green Clay' Goodloe. 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 



The Chapin, 1415 Chapin St. 

Washington, D. C, j\[ay S, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton, Cor. Secrefa.rij, 

Societij of the Armji of (lie (Jnutherlaiid . 
Dear General : — I expect to attend the ceremonies that 
will take place on the iTth i'nst. 

Respectfully, 



E. P. Ewers, 
Colonel U. S. A., Eeilred. 



Grand Rapids. Mica., May 31, 190.2. 
General H. V. Boynton, Washington, D. C. 

My Dear General: — Please accept my thanks for Tlie 
Erening Star giving account of the funeral obsequies of Gen- 
eral William S. Rosecrans at Arlington. 

I can never forget my service iiiuler hjm, and the high com- 
pliments paid me by giving me verbal orders of vital impor- 
tance, instead of sending them througli the regular channels. It 
was always a joy to receive his cordial greeting after the war was 
over. I may he counted among his admirers and sincere 

mourners. 

Yours very truly, 

Perrin V. Fox. 



Columbus, O., Mag 12, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Wa r Dej)a rttra'nt , ]]'asji i ngton, D. ('. 
My Dear General: — Your circular of April 30th notify- 
ing me of the funeral of Ma.ior-General William S. Rose- 
crans, which is to be held at Washington on the 17th, received. 
I am very sorry to say that it will be impossiljle for me to be 
present at that time, as I am getting ni}^ things in shape to go 
away for the summer. I just received a note from General 
Barnett in which he states that he is going to attend. I should 



7^ Burial of General Rosecrans. 

like very much indeed to l^e tliere, but, as I said before, it is 

impossible for me to get away at this time. 

The Governor notified me yesterday that the appropriation 

for the monument on Mission Ridge had been made, and said he 

would appoint me one of the commission, and wanted to know 

if I would accept. I told him I would be very glad to do so. 

When the commission is appointed and we get in shape, we will 

want to consult with you in regard to the matter. 

Yours truly, 

W. F. (tOodspeeu. 



Headquarters District of Columbia Militia. 

Washington, D. C, May 10, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Wyait Building, Waxhinyto}} D. C. 
General: — In response to your much appreciatf^d invita- 
tion, permit me to say that I may lie prevented from paying, by 
my presence, the last triljute of respect to the remains of Gen- 
eral William S. Rosecrans, whom I knew so well and whom I 
held in the highest esteem. Arrangements have been made, 
however, for re})resentation of the organization which I have 
the honor to command. Three staff officers will report to- 
morrow morning at nine thirty o'clock. If I)y any effort I can 
succeed in breaking away from an important business engage- 
ment, you may be certain I will do so. 
Yours respectfully, 

Geo. H. Harries, 
Brigad icr-(Jcneral Commandi mj I). C M. 



Speaker's Room 
House of Representavives. 

Washington, D. C, May S, 1902. 
My Dear General: — I am in receipt of your note of May 
2d in regard to the ceremonies in connection with our old com- 



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rade, Major-Gp:xeral W. S. Rosecraxs, and shall be pleased to 
act in the capacity indicated by the association. 

Very sincerely yours, 
General H. V. Boynton, D. B. Henderson. 

11 «/• Department, City. 



Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. 

Co>r>rANDERY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

Washtnoton, May 13, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Cor. Seeretary, dr., City. 
Dear General : — I have the honor to state that consequent 
on the considerate suggestion of the Soeiety of the Army of the 
Cnmherland, most courteously communicated by you on the 2d 
inst., that this Commandery ai)point a Delegation of Com- 
panions to represent it at the re-l)urial of the remains of Major- 
General William S. Rosecrans, at the Arlington National 
Cemetery on tlie 17th inst., the Commandery has under author- 
ity conferred at a stated meeting held on the 7th inst., appointed 

Brevet Ma.jok-(teneral Absalom Baird, U. S. A., 

Brevet BRiGADn:R-GENERAL ^Iaxwell Z. Woodiull, U. S. V., 

Colonel George A. Woodward, U. S. A., 

Captain Leverett M. Kelley, U. S. V., 

as such delegation. 

It is also my pleasurable duty, pursuant to instruction 
given at said stated meeting, to express the sincere thanks of 
the Commandery — with which the distinguished soldier was in 
affiliation at the time of his demise — to the Society of the Army 
of the Cumberland for the privilege accorded of l)eing officially 
represented on the occasion. 

Yours sincerely, 

W. P. HuxFORD, Recorder. 



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Washington, D. C. May /J, 100 J. 
My Dear General: — Enclosed please find a few poetic 
lines to my old commander, General Rosecrans, that you may 
use somewhere, in the ceremonies of re-interment at Arlington. 

Yours sincerely, 

John A. Joyce. 
General H. V. Boynton, M'a^iliiiKjtoi), I). C. 

Rosecrans. 

With roll of drum and blare of truiup 
Beneath the radiant sun, 
A hero's dust we give to-day 
To glorious Arlington. 

And as the ages roll along 
With all tiieir changing plans, 
A royal host will sing in song 
The fame of Rosecrans. 

The hills of West Virginia 
And streams of Tennessee, 
Where Rosecrans battled bravely 
For the Flag that made us free, 

Will keep his name in glory 
Adown the tides of time, 
Repeat his loyal story 
Through every land and clime. 

And kneeling here in Ma5'time hours. 
We '11 bless the true and brave, 
And decorate with sweetest flowers 
The patriot's lonely grave. 
Maij 17//;, 1902. 



Washington, May 2, 1902. 
General Boynton. 

My Dear Sir : — If possible I will I)e present at the re-inter- 
ment ceremony at Arlington on the forenoon of the iTth inst. 
I thank your for the considerate remembrance. 
Yours very sincerely, 

H. A. Kelley. 



Burial of General Bosecrans. 



Department of the Ixtektok. 

WASHINC4T0N, D. C, May iJ, 1002. 
General H. V. Bovnton, 

Cor. Secretanj, M'ar Department. 
Dear Sir: — I have the ])leasurH to receive the kind invita- 
tion to attend tho ceremonies of burial of th<^ renin ins of my 
classmate and friend , the late General William S. Rosecrans, at 
Arlington, on the 17th day of May, and l^eg leave to assure you 
that it will be pleasing to me to attend at th(^ time appointed. 
May I ask if ladies will be expected t(* l:)e present during tlio 

ceremonies? 

Very respectfully, 

James Longstreet, C o nun is-'<> oner. 



Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska. 

Omaha, Neb., May S, 1002. 
General H. V. Bovnton, ]V(ixliln[iton, D. C, 

My Dear General : — I have your circular of the 30th ult., 
stating that ceremonies incident to the l:)urial of the body of 
Major-General Rosecrans at Arlington will be held on Satur- 
day morning the 17th of May. 

I expect to go to Washington the coming week, and will 
probably be in that city on the r7th inst. 

As I now expect to attend these ceremonies, I notify you in 
compliance with your suggestion. 

Truly yours, 

Charles F. Manderson. 



1869 Kansas Avenue. 

Washington, D. C, May /■/, 1002. 
General H. V. Bovnton. 

Dear Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of 
your letter of yesterday's date, enclosing a circular programme 
of the ceremonial ol^servances contemplated, on the re-inter- 



78 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

ment of the remains of Gexehal W. S. Rosecrans, at Arling- 
ton next Saturday, and kindly offering to provide a carriage for 
nie, upon my signification of intention to be present at the ex- 
ercises on that occasion. 

I beg leave to accept with thanks your generous invitation. 
I have no doubt that General Longstreet and General Dana, 
to whom you have extended simihir invitations, who, as well as 
myself, were in tlie class of 1842, with General Rosecrans at 
West Point, and who were personal friends of his, will be 
equally pleased as I, to acce})t the invitation. 

General Rosecrans died on thf^ 10th of Marcli, 1898. At 
the request of the Secretary of the Association of Graduates of 
the U. S. Military Academy, I wrote for the Necrological pro- 
ceedings of that year, a sketch of General Rosecrans' services. 
It was supplemented, at my re(juest, by a sketch from the pen 
of General D. S. Stanley, who had served under Rosecrans. 
As I was not in the Ann;/ of the Cn iiiherUiiKK nor had I seen ser- 
vice in the West, I made up my article from the records. 

When General Rosecrans was Register of the Treasury, I 
had the pleasure of frequent conversations with him. 

He was very friendly, and I honor his memory. Please 

accept personally the assurance of my esteem. 

Truly yours, 

John S. McCalmot. 



Boulder, Colo., 3Luj 10, 190.2. 

My Dear General: — Forwarded from our Washington 
home by my wife, comes the notice of the re-interment of the 
remains of my dear old General Rosecrans, to take place at 
Arlington. 

I cannot tell you how deeply I regret my absence just at 
tliis time. I honored, loved, trusted him — living, and should 
gladly participate in the ceremonies witli which 3^ou, more 
fortunate, sliall do reverence to his memorv — drad. 



Burial of UcHct'dl Rosecram^. 79 

I take this occasion of fresh mourning to offer you my poor 
thanks for the nol^le battle you have so h:)ng, so l)ravely and so 
successfully waged to secure to the hero the justice he was 
denied when it would have l)een a glory to him. I am exprrkiUij 
glad — and I am sure /((' was glad — that the task fell to you. It 
could not have ]:)een in abler or more loyal hands. 

In the name of tlu' many old fellows, who, like me, shall 

be deprived of the (>[)portunity to be present with you, I 

tender to the Generars fame a soldier's reverence, and to you a 

soldier's gratitude. 

Faithfully yours, 

W. H. Nelson. 
General H. V. Boynton, War Dfpartuieut. 



CoLDWATER, May 1.2, 100 J. 
My Dear Boynton : — It is with deep regret that I am com- 
pelled to advise you that I will not be able to attend the burial 
services of our dear, brave and gallant commander, Generai> 
Roseorans at Arlington on the 17th inst. I shall spend the 
time during the burial services on that da}" in recalling the- 
many nol)le deeds of the great soldier we so much loved. 

Sincerely yours, 

John G. Parkhurst. 
General H. V. Boynton, M'd.^hiiKjton, D. C. 



United States Indian Industrial School. 

Carlisle, Pa., May J, 1002. 

General H. V. Boynton, Washington, D. C 

Dear General: — It is my intention to l)e present at the 

ceremonies over General Rosecrans' remains in Arlington on 

the ITth inst. 

Fraternallv vours, 

R. H. Pratt, Lieut-Col. 



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St. Augustine, Fla., M(n/ 3, 1902. 
Dear General Boynton : — In reply to your circular of 
April 30th, I write to inform you tluit I expect to be present at 
the ceremonies attending the burial of the remains of General 
Rosecrans, at Arlington, May ITtli. 

My address in Washington will he The Gordon, on and after 
May 9th. Yours sincerely, 

J. M. Schofield; 
General H. V. Boynton, Cor. Secretari/, 

Soricfi/ of tJie Arnii/ nf (lie Cii iiiberlfdid . ]]'(i--<Iii luifori , D. C. 



Society of the 
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. 

Philadelphia, May 10, 1002. 
General H. V. Boynton. 

Dear Comrade: — Please accept thanks for the circular of 
the Ann 1/ of f]ir Cuniherland. Our Society will hold a meeting 
to-day at which time arrangements will be made for a repre- 
sentation at the services on the 1 7th. To further the object I 
will l)e thankful for 8 or 10 of the circulars if you can spare 
them. 

Thanking you in advance, I am, 

T. H. Smith, Trea^^urer, 

170S Mt. Vernon Sf. 



Taylorville, Ky., Moij 4, 1002. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Cor. Seeretarj/. Waslii iKjfon, D. (\ 

Dear General: — Circular letter of the 80th ult., received. 

If nothing happens to prevent, I will attend the ceremonies on 

the 17th inst. Very respectfully, 

John Speed. 



Burial of General Boseerans. (SI 

United States vSenate. 

WAvSHTNGTON, D. C, il/r/.v J, lOOJ. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

Wijaii BiiUd'uKi^ Cifi/. 

Dear General: — I have yours of the 2d inst., rehitive to 

the RosECRANS ceremonies. I doul^t if I shall Ije aljle to be ])re- 

sent. If I speak I agree to l)e brief. 

Yours very truly, 

John C. Hpooner. 



Ma}/ 27, 1902. 

Dear General : — I enclose you receipt for I)oth checks for 
General RosECRANs' funeral. I beg to thank you. I did not, as 
I tohl Mr. Wynne, expect anything, as it was a puljlic function, 
but I receive thankfully; can ef\sily make use of it. 

I shall long remember the beauty and solemnity of the 

sceiie. Faithfully yours, 

D.J. Stafford. 



Dear Sir: — The l)earer, Mr. La:mprecht, is the leader of 

my quartette. I have had four hymns prepared; two for the 

pavilion and two at the grave. Will you kindly mention in 

your notices that the St. Patrick's Quartette will furnish the 

music. I have heard from the Rosecrans family that they are 

much [)leased with your arrangements. 

Faithfully yours, 

D. J. Stafford. 



Marion, Indiana, Maij /->, 1902. 
General H. V. Boynton, 

]l'af;Ji liu/ton, D. C . 
My Dear General: — Yours of May 18th to me at Wash- 
ington is at hand, and I regret very much indeed that I cannot 
be present and act as pall-bearer at the l^urial of the remains of 
General Wm. S. Rosecrans at Arlington, on May 17th. I have 



S2 Burial of General Rosecrans. 



engagements here that preclude the possibility of my attending. 

I am very sorry indeed this is so. 

Very truly yours, 

Geo. W. Steele. 



Soldiers and Sailors 
Historical And Benevolent Society. 

Washington, D. C, May 3, 1902. 
General Henry V. Boynton, 

Wi/aft Bnildiny. Cifi/. 
My Dear General: — I am in receipt of your communi- 
cation of the Wth of April, in regard to the occupancy of the 
pavilion at Arlington on the occasion of the burial of General 
Rosecrans, and have to advise you that I luive this day placed 
the same in the hands of Comiiade Ben.t. F. Bingham, now thp 
Department Commander, with a favoralde recommendation, 
and I have no doul)t but what he will take favorable action and 
iidvise you of the same. With best wishes, I am 
Fraternally j^ours. 

Israel W. Stone, 

Xo. 17 TirHfth St., S. E., 

]]'(is]iiii(jfoii , D. C . 



Office of United States Attorney, 

Southern District of Alabama. 

Mobile, Ala., Man ■^. ^^0-- 
General H. V. Boynton, 

(\wre><poii(Viitii Secretary, 

Soeiefy of the Army of the Ciiinherta lul, 

WasJiiiHitoii, J). (\ 

My Dear General: — I have just recHived your circular of 

April 30th, informing me of the ceremonies that will take 

place at the Arlington Cemetery, May 17th, over the renniins of 

the late Major-General William S. Rosecrans. 

I deeply regret my inability to be present. The U. S. Dis- 



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trict and Circuit Courts will then 1;)h in session, and my [)rpsence 
in ^rol)ile before said courts will he indispensal)le. I yield to no 
one in admiration of Uexeral Rosecrans, and, under other cir- 
cumstances, would l)e glad to* pay my hum))le tribute to his 
memory. 

Sincerely your friend and comrade, 

M. D. Wtckerspiam. 



459 P Street, N. W. 

Washington, D. C, Mai/ (I, 1002. 
General H. V. Bovnton. 

Dear General: — Replying to your circular in reference to 
attendance at the funeral exercises of General Rosecrans, I 
assure you it would afford me great pleasure to do so, and 
trust that the occasion will be such as to do honor to the mem- 
ory of such a distinguished patriot. 

Very truly, etc., 

J. T. Woods. 



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THE RELIEF OF ROSECRANS. 



It is fitting that a volume relating to tl^e luirial of 
General Rosecrans sliould include whatever is known of 
the inside history of his relief from command of the Arniij 
of the Gumherland after the battle of Chickamauga, which 
battle secured (Jhattanooga, the objective of the cami)aign. 

The pul)lication of ''' (general J. I). Co.r's Iioniniseuces 
of tJic Cicil ITr/r," with its numerous and severe criticisms 
of General Rosecrans, alone would make it necessary for 
his friends to see that these are not allowed to pass un- 
noticed. When General Garfield, the chief of staff, is 
quoted by General C'ox as joining in the criticisms, and 
furnishing the strongest material for them, the case be- 
comes one demanding attention. (Jeneral Cox was ma- 
ligning the dead, and, th.ei-efore, the saying "speak nothing 
but good of the dead" cannot be c_[Uoted with either fairness 
or effect against those who now answer him. 

His chapter on Rosecrans' campaign for Ghattanooga 
was widely circulated as a magazine article as an an- 
nouncement of the book itself. Such general publicity of 
error and injustice should not go without correction, even 
if put forth Avith the sanction of distinguished names. 

General Cox gives General Garfield's version of 
his interview with Secretary Stanton, whom he met at 
Louisville when on his way to Washington, as the bearer 
of General Rosecrans' report, and under a request to 
present a full statement of the erroneous reports in circu- 
lation about the Chickamauga campaign and battle, and to 
represent the needs of the army. General Thomas had 



Burial of (feneral Bosecrans. 85 



bidden him good-bye ^vith this appeal: "Garfield, you 
know tlie injustice of all these attacks on Rosecrans. 
Make it your first business to set these matters right." 

In Svn'bner's Magazine ior September, 1900, and in Vol. 
II, page 8, of General Cox's book, above mentioned, pub- 
lished later, the following appeared, being an extract from a 
chapter in the same vein on "The Chickamauga Crisis" — 
a chapter, by the way, full of serious errors : 

" The Secretary of War was consequently prepared to show 
such knowledge of the battle of Chickamauga and the events 
which followed it, that it would be impossible for Garfield to 
avoid mention of incidents which bore unfavorably upon 
RosECRANS. He might have been silent if Mr. Stanton had 
not known so well how to question him, but when he found 
how full the information of the Secretary was, his duty as a 
military subordinate coincided with his duty as a responsible 
member of Congress, and he discussed without reserve the 
battle and its results. Mr. Stanton also questioned General 
Steedman, who was on his way home, and wrote to his assistant 
in Washington, for the information of the President, that his 
interviews with these officers more than confirmed the worst 
that had reached him from other sources as to the conduct of 
Rosecrans, and the strongest things he had heard of the credit 
due to Thomas. 

"Garfield came from Louisville to Cincinnati, where I was 
on duty at headquarters of my district, and found me, as may 
easily be believed, full of intensest interest in the campaign. I 
had been kept informed of all that directly affected Burnside, 
my immediate chief, but my old acquaintance with Rosecrans 
and sincere personal regard for him made me desire much more 
complete information touching his campaign than was given 
the public. Garfield's own relations to it were hardly less 
interesting to me, and our intimacy was such that our thoughts. 



S6 Burial of General Eosecrans. 

at that time, were common property. He spent a day with me 
and we talked far into the night, going over the chief points of 
the campaign and his interview with Mr. Stanton. His friend- 
ship for RosECRANS amounted to warm affection and very strong 
personal liking, yet I found he had reached the same judgment 
of his mental qualities and his capacity as a commander which 
I had formed at an earlier day. Rosecrans' perceptions were 
acute and often intuitively clear and able. His fertility was 
great. He lacked poise, however, and the steadiness of will 
necessary to handle great affairs successfully. Then there was 
the fatal defect of tlie lialjility to be swept away ])y excitement 
and to lose all efficient control of himself and of others in the 
very crisis, when complete self-possession is the essential quality 
of a great general. 

"We sat alone in my room, face to face, at midnight as 
Garfield described to me the scene on the 20th of September 
on the Ijattle-field, when, through the gap in the line made by 
the withdrawal of Wood's division, the Confederates poured. He 
pictured the astonisliment of all who witnessed it, the doubt as 
to the evidence of their own senses, the eft'ort of Sheridan far- 
ther to the right to change front and strike the enemy in flank, 
the hesitation of the men, the wavering, and then the breaking 
of the right wing into a panic-stricken rout, each man running 
for life to the Dry Valley road, thinking only how he might 
reach Chattanooga before the enemy should overtake him ; 
officers and men swept along in that most hopeless of mobs, a 
disorganized army. He described the effort of Rosecrans jind 
the staff' to rally the fugitives and to bring a l)attery into action 
under a shower of flying bullets and crashing shells. It failed, 
for men were as deaf to reason in their mad panic as would ))e a 
drove of stampeded cattle. What was needed was a fresh and 
well-organized division to cover the rout, to hold l^ack tll^' 
enemy, and to give time for rallying the fugitives. But no 
such division was at hand, and the rush to the rear could not be 



Bit rial of (jcncrdl Ro^^crran.^. 87 

stayed. The enemy was already between the headquarters 
group and Brannan's division, which Wood had joined, and 
these, throAving back the right flank, were presenting a new 
front toward the west, where LoNfiSTREET, preventing his men 
from pursuing too far, turned his energies to the effort to break 
the curved line of which Thomas at the Snodgrass hous^ was 
the center. 

"The staff and orderlies gathered about Rosecrans and 
tried to make their way out of the press. With the conviction 
that nothing more could be done, mental and physical weakness 
seemed to overcome the General. He rode silently along, ab- 
stracted, as if he neither saw nor heard. Garfield went to him 
and suggested that he be allowed to try to make his way by Ross- 
ville to Thomas, the sound of whose battle seemed to indicate that 
he was not yet broken. Rosecrans assented listlessly and mechan- 
ically. As Garfield told it to me he leaned forward, lu'inging 
his excited face close to mine, and his hand came heavily down 
upon my knee, as, in whispered tones, he described the collapse 
of nerve and of will that had befallen his chief. The words 
burned themselves into my memory." 

General Rosecrans' version of his retiring from tlie 
field was published twenty-one years ago over his own sig- 
nature in tlie San Frdiicisco CliroiiicJe. Of the particular 
incident upon wliicli General Cox, quoting Garfield, 
Ijases his attack, General Rosecrans said : 

"When Davis' two brigades, next to Sheridan's division 
on the right, were broken, and that division thereby tempora- 
rily separated from the rest of the army, General Garfield, 
my Chief of Staff, and Major Frank S. Bond, Senior Aid, ac- 
companied me toward the rear of our center. When we reached 
a point near the forks of the Dry Valley road, on which our 
right rested, and the Rossville road leading up to our left, I ad- 
dressed General Garfield as follows : 



88 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

"By the sound of battle we hold our ground under Thomas. 
Sheridan has orders to halt on the first good position for hold- 
ing the enemy from advancing this way on the Dry Valley road 
yonder, and form Avith his own and Davis' Division and any 
fragments of Van Cleve's who may come that way. 

"Post's Brigade has our commissary train over the ridge 
there. Orders must go to Mitchell to extend his Cavalry line 
obliquely across the ridge and connect Sheridan's right and 
thus cover the commissary train from the enem}^ Orders must 
go to Post to take that train in to Chattanooga. 

"Orders must go to Spear's Brigade, advancing from 
Chattanooga to halt at the rolling mill across Chattanooga 
Creek, to put it in complete order and hold it until Post's Brigade 
arrives, then to proceed towards Rossville, halting for orders at 
the forks of that road with the Dry Valley Road. Orders must 
go to Wagner's Brigade at Chattanooga to park the reserve 
artillery defensively, and see that the pontoon I)ridge and other 
means of crossing the river are strongly guarded. 

"And lastly. General Thomas must be communicated with 
to know his situation, a.nd to inform him of the dispositions 
which are thus to l)e made." 

General Garfield when asked if he could not deliver 
these orders urged that there were so many orders he thought 
the General commanding had l)etter give them and send him to 
General Thomas, seeing Sheridan I)y the way, from whence he 
would report the situation. 

General Rosecrans said: "They are indispensable precau- 
tions in the present condition of things, and one of us must 
give ihem, while the other must go to General Thomas, and 
ascertain how the battle goes there." 

General Garfield replied: "I can go to General Thomas 
and report the situation to you much better than I can give 
those orders." 

General Rosecrans said: "Well, go, and tell General 



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Thomas my precautions to hold the Dry Valley road, and secure 
our commissary stores and artillery, and to report the situation 
to me, and to nsp his discretion as to continuing the fight on 
the ground we occupy at the close of the afternoon, or retiring 
to a position in the rear near Rossville/' 

He also directed General GtArfibld to report to him l)y 
telegraph from Rossville. 

General Garfield had further urged as a reason for Gen- 
eral RosECRANS going to Chattanooga, that a new line should 
be selected in advance, in case the army was obliged to fall 
back to that point, and this should be done by the Commanding 
General himself, and that the (officer in supreme command 
should be on the ground to assign the various commands to 
their positions. 

The Commanding General a])proved of this view and pro- 
ceeded to give those orders, and dirncted General Garfield to 
report to him Ijy telegraph from Rossville. 

In 1879, Mr. Charles A. Dana, formerly Assistant 
Secretary of War under Mr. Stanton, printed a statement 
in the New York Sioi that General Rosecrans was re- 
moved from the command of the Army of the Cumherland, 
because of a letter from General Garfield to Secretary 
Chase severely criticising the (xeneral's personal conduct 
at Chickamauga. Thereupon General Rosecrans wrote 
General Garfield inquiring as to the truth of Mr. 
Dana's assertion. To this General Garfield replied as 
follows : 

House of Representatives. 

Washington, D. C, Jan. 19, 1880. 
My Dear General: — Yours of the 2()th Deceml^er came 
just as I was leaving for Ohio, or it would have been answered 
sooner. 

I have tried for some time to get hold of the article in the 



90 Burial of General Bosecrans. 

New York Sun, to which you refer, and have not yet been able 
to do so. 

I have been tokl its substance l:)y two or three persons who 
have seen it. I can only say, in absence of the article itself, 
that any charge, whetlier it comes from Dana or any other liar, 
to the effect that I was in any sense untrue to you or unfaithful 
to our friendsliip has no particle of truth in it. 

On my way from your army to Washington I met Mr. 
Stanton at Louisville, and when he denounced you in vigorous 
language, I rebuked him, and earnestly defended you against 
his assaults. I did the same, as you remember, in thn House 
of Representatives, very soon after I entered that Ijody. 

If you will send me Dana's article, or if I can find a copy 
of it, I will, if you think best, write and publish a reply. 

It is true, that I was an occasional correspondent of Secre- 
tary Chase. Several times, while I was your chief of staff, he 
wrote me in regard to the progress of the war and asked my 
opinions on various questions connected with it, ]jut I fearlessly 
challenge all the rascals in the world to publish any such letters 
written by me. They are welcome to all the capital they can 
nuike out of them. With kindest regards, I am, as ever, your 

friend, 

J. A. Garfield. 
To General Rosecrans. 

Mr. Dana, thus contradicted, published the following 
letter from General Garfield to Secretary Chase : 

(Covfidcntial.) 

Headquarters Department of the Cumberland. 

Nashville, July 27, 1863. 

My Dear Governor : — I have for a long time wanted to 

write to you, not only to acknowledge your last kind letter, but 

also to say some things confidentially on the movements in this 

department ; but I have refrained hitherto lest I do injustice to a 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 01 

good man and to say to you things which were Ijetter left un- 
said. We have now, however, reached a point upon which I 
feel it ]H-oi)er, and also due to that kind opinion which I ))elieve 
you have had of me, to acquaint you witli the condition of af- 
fairs here. 

I cannot conceal from you the fact that I have been greatly 
tried and dissatisfied with the slow progress we have made in 
this department since the battle of Stone's River. I will say in 
the outset that it would be in the highest degree unjust to say 
that the 162 days which elapsed between the battle of Stone's 
River and the next advance of this army were spent in idleness 
or trilling. During that period was performed the enormous 
and highly important labor which iwnde i\\Q Army of tlie Cutn- 
berland what it is — in many respects by far the best the country 
has ever known. But for many weeks prior to our late move- 
ment I could not but feel that there was not that live and earn- 
est determination to fling the great weight of this army into 
the scale and make its power felt in crushing the shell of the 
rebellion. I have no words to tell you with how restive and un- 
satisfied a spirit I waited and plead for striking a sturdy blow. I 
could not justly say we were in any condition to advance till 
the early days of May. At that time the strings began to draw 
sharply upon the rebels, both on the Mississippi and in the 
East. They began to fear for the safety of Vicksburg, and be- 
fore the middle of May they l^egan quietly to draw away forces 
to aid Pembertox. I plead for an advance, but not till June 
did General Rosecrans begin seriously to meditate an imme- 
diate movement. The army had grown anxious, with the ex- 
ception of its leading generals, who seemed blind to the advan- 
tages of the hour. In the first week of the month a council of 
war was called, and out of eighteen generals whose opinion was 
asked, seventeen were opposed to an advance. 

I was the only one who urged upon the General the impera- 
tive necessity of striking a blow at once, while Bragg was 



92 Burial of General Rosecraiu. 

weaker and we stronger than ever before. I wrote a careful re- 
view of the opinions of the generals, and exhibited the fact, 
gathered from ample data, that we could throw 65,000 I^ayonets 
and sabers against Bragg's 41,000, allowing the most liberal 
estimates of his force. This paper was drawn up on the 8th of 
June. After its presentation and a full canvassing of the situa- 
tion an advance was agreed upon ; but it was delayed through 
days, which seemed like months to me, till the 24th, when it 
was begun and ended with what results you kuow. The wisdom 
of the movement was not only vindicated, but the seventeen 
dissenting generals were compelled to confess that if the move- 
ment had been made ten days earlier, while the weather was 
propitious, the army of Bragg would, in all human probability, 
no longer exist. I shall never ■ cease to regret the sad delay 
which lost us so great an opportunity to inflict a mortal blow 
upon the center of the rebellion. The work of expelling Bragg 
from Middle Tennessee occupied nine days, and ended July 8, 
leaving his troops in a most disheartened and demoralized con- 
dition, while our army, with a loss of less than one thousand 
men, was in a few days fuller of potential fight than ever before. 
On the 18th inst., the bridges were rebuilt and the cars 
were in full communication fnnn the Cuml)erland to the Tenn- 
essee. I have, since then, urged, with all the earnestness I 
possess, a rapid advance while Bragg's army was shattered and 
under cover, and before Johnston and he could effect a junction. 
Thus far the General has been singularly disinclined to grasp 
the situation with a strong hand and make the advantage his 
own. I write this with more sorrow than I can tell you, for I 
love ever}" bone in his body, and, next to my desire to see the 
rebellion blasted, is my anxiety to see him blessed. But even 
the breadth of my love is not sufficient to cover this almost 
fatal delay. My personal relations with General Rosecrans 
are all that I could desire. Officiallv, I share his councils 
and responsibilities even more than I desire, but I beg you to 



Bin'ial of General Rosecrans. 93 

know that this delay is against my judgment and my every 
wisli. Pleasant as are my relations here I would rather com- 
mand a battalion that would follow and follow and strike and 
strike than to hang liaek while such golden moments are pass- 
ing. But the General and myself believe that I can do more 
service in my present place than in command of a division, 
though I am aware that it is a position that promises lietter in 
the way of promotion (U* popular credit. But if this inaction 
continues long I shall ask to be relieved and sent somewhere 
where I can be part of a working army. 

But I do hope that you will soon hear that this splendid 
army is at least trying to do its part in the great work. If the 
War Department lias not always l)een just, it has certainly been 
very indulgent to this army. But I feel that the time has now 
come when it should allow no plea to keep this army back from 
the most vigorous activity. I do hope that no hopes of peace 
or suljmissive terms on the part of the rebels will lead the Gov- 
ernment to delay the draft and the vigorous prosecution of the 
war. Tiiiieo DanaoH et dona fe rentes. Let the Nation now dis- 
play the majesty of its power and the work will be speedily 
ended. I hope you will pardon this lengthy letter, Ijut I wanted 
you to know how the case stands, and was unwilling to have 
you think me satisfied with the delays here. With kindest 
regards, I am, as, ever, your friend. 

J. A. Garfield. 

Hon. S. p. Chase. 

In a letter to General Rosecrans, dated Murfrees- 
boro, June 12, 1863, General Garfield, after reviewing 
the opinions of corps and division commanders on the 
question of an immediate advance, said : 

"You have in my judgment wisely delayed a general move- 
ment, hitherto, till your army could be massed, and your cav- 
alry could be mounted. Your mobile force can now be coucen- 



Qlf, BuriaJ of General Roseerans. 

trated in twenty-four hours, and your cavalry, if not equal in 
numerical strength to that of the enemy, is greatly superior in 
efficiency and morale. For these reasons I believe an immedi- 
ate advance of all our available forces is advisable, and, under 
the providence of God, will be successful." 

Ten days from the date of this letter orders were is- 
sued for the army to move, and in nine days Bragg had 
been flanked out of his fortified position and driven over 
the mountains and bej^ond the Tennessee, witli a Union 
loss of only 570 killed and wounded. Rosecrans had sim- 
ply waited till he was ready to strike a telling blow. 

On tlie 21st of October, two days after General 
Rosecrans' removal, Secretary Stanton telegi-aj^hod from 
Louisville to Honorable P. H. Watson, Assistant Secre- 
tary of War, in Washington : 

"Generals Garfield and Steedman are here on their way 
home. Their representations of the incidents of the ):)attle of 
Chickamauga more than confirm the worst that has reached us 
from other sources as to the conduct of the Commanding 
General and the great credit that is due to General Thomas." 

In March, 1882, Mr. Dana, writing of the removal of 
Rosecrans, thus referred in an editorial of the Sun to the 
letter of General Garfield of July 27 : 

"As we have repeatedly had occasion to aver, that event 
was brought about, not by this letter, but by another, or by 
othf^rs — written from Chattanooga in the month of October, 
18(58, l)ut addressed, as this one was, to Mr. Chase. The exist- 
ence of such a letter, or letters, and the fact that it was the 
contents thereof which finally determined President Lincoln 
to remove Rosecrans, was stated, as we believe, by Mr. Lincoln 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 95 



to the Honorable Montgomery Blatr in the month of Novem- 
ber or December, 1868, and, as we know, it was stated by Mr. 
Stanton to Mr. C. A. Dana in the month of December. Thus 
it was that Garfield, without revealing to Rosecrans that he 
was in any way dissatisfied, or without informing him that he 
was communicating to members of the cal^inet, actually gave 
points and facts calculated to In-ing al^out the removal and 
disgrace of the man who most entirely trusted him." 

From Colonel Francis Dark, formerly on General 
Rosecrans' staff: 

New York, June 10. ISSl. 
Dear General: — You have the original letter, Garfield to 
you,— dated House of Representatives, Washington, D. C, 
January 19, 1880. In that letter he writes : 

"On my Avay from your army to Washington I met Mr. 
Stanton at Ltniisville, and when he denounced you in vigorous 
language, I rebuked him and earnestly defended you against 
his assaults." 

I met General Anson Stager a few days ago at West Point 
— where he was on the board of visitors, and during a conversa- 
tion a))out old times — old friends and war reminiscences — he 
made the following statement : 

'•When Stanton contemplated that journey to Louisville, 
he desired me to procure and provide a special car, and I went 
out in his company — no one, hardly, in Washington knowing 
we had left that city. At an interview in Louisville between 
Garfield and Stanton — Andy Johnson and I w^ere present — 
Garfield and I being now the only survivors — Garfield in my 
presence denounced Rosecrans as incompetent — unworthy ot 
his position — as having lost the confidence of his army and 
should be removed." 

Mr. Montgomery Blair, former Postmaster General 



96 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

under Mr. Lincoln, under date of August 21, 1880, wrote 
General Rosecrans as follows : 

' ' My recollection is that I heard that the removal of 
Rosecrans was contemplated on the charges freely made through 
the newspapers at the time, and I went to Lincoln to remon- 
strate against it, saying that 1 did not believe the charges 
implying misbehavior to Rosecrans, and that Lincoln si- 
lenced me by saying, that he did not propose to act on such 
rumors ; but that the charges against Rosecrans had been sub- 
stantiated by General Garfield, the Chief of Statf of General 
Rosecrans. My impression is also that General Garfield's 
statements were made to Lincoln in person, and not l>y letter, 
and that he caine here ( Washington ) to make them after 
meeting Stanton at Louisville." 

Mr. Blair in answer to this paragraph : " General 
Garfield's letters stated that General Rosecrans had 
Hed from the field during the battle of Ghickamauga, and 
that tlie confidence of the army in him had been broken, if 
not destroyed," says : 

"This was the pur})ort of the statement on which Rosecrans 
was removed — which was combated by me and Chase — and 
wliich Lincoln told me had been verified by Garfield. 

"Garfield was one of a large dinner party given by my 
father, subsequent to the removal of Rosecrans, at which 
Governor Dennison and my brother General Blair were 
present. There may have been another member of the Cabinet 
present beside myself, but I do not recollect the fact. Dennison, 
I recollect, condemned strongly the removal of Rosecrans, and 
there was a general concurrence of all present in his views, and 
I recollect that Garfield especially was loud and pronounced 
in condemning the act. I was of course very much astonished 
at his duplicity." 



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Honorable Chas. A. Dana wrote General Rose- 
crans as follows : 

"The fact that it was Garfield's letter to Chase which 
finally broke the camel's back and made even Chase consent to 
Rosecrans' removal, I had from Mr. Stanton. All I know of 
Garfield's letter is what Mr. Stanton told me ; I never saw it — 
do not know where it is, and suppose it to have been destroyed 
by Mr. Chase, to whom it was privately written. Of its con- 
tents I have never known anything, except as I have stated. 
But my impression has always been, that without suggesting or 
urging removal of Rosecrans, the letter showed a state of facts 
at Chattanooga, which in the opinion of Mr. Lincoln and all 
the rest, including Mr. Chase, the special supporter of Rose- 
crans, made it desirable to have Grant there. In that way, as I 
suppose, Garfield brought about tliM removal of his chief. 
I know from Mr. Stanton, and I think from Mr. Chase too, 
that it was a private letter of Garfield's to Chase that deter- 
mined the removal of Rosecrans. Of course it was never filed 
in the War Department.'" 

Mr. James R. Gilmore, who was at Rosecrans' bead- 
quarters tlirougliout May 1<SG:5. and wlio was present at the 
conference of corps and division commanders a shoi't time 
previous to the nK)vement on Tullahoma, dined with Sec- 
retary Chase on Christmas day, 18G3, and closed a lona; 
account of tlie conversation about General Rosecrans and 
tlie circumstances attending the removal, as follows : 

''At this point in our conversation, Mr. Chase asked what 
I thought of Rosecrans' ])ersonality. I answered that he was 
one of the ablest of organizers and executors. The old adage 
was that, 'a workman was known by his chips.' Every one of 
Rosecrans' battles had been fought against superior forces, and 



98 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

been won solely by his personal braveiy and efficiency. I was 
not a military critic, but a score of experienced military men — 
among them Quincy Gtlmore — had told me that Rosecrans was 
the most tenacious fighter and the ablest strategist in our army. 

"Mr. Chase then remarked that I must have expressed 
these same opinions to Mr. Lincoln, for he had used very 
nearly the same language when vStanton proposed the removal 
of Rosecrans, merely adding that he was the only one of our 
Generals who had thus far showni the ability to cope with Lee, 
and that his flanking of Bragg out of Shelbyville, Tullahoma 
and Chattanooga was the most splendid piece of strategy that 
he knew of. 

" 'Then,' I asked, 'why did he consent to his removal?' 

"Chase answered by inquiring if I had not asked that 
question of General Garfield. 

"I replied that I had been with Garfield the larger part of 
the previous day, and having in mind what he (Chase) had 
said to me of Rosecrans having lost his head at Chickamauga, 
I had c[uestioned him particularly as to the bearing of the 
General during the battle, and he had answered : 

" 'You know there never was a commander so cool in battle 
as old Rosecrans. You've told me that you once asked him 
what his sensations were while he was for two days so constantly 
under fire at Stone's River, and he answered you that he had no 
sensations — that he was absor):)ed in planning how to l^eat them. 
Garfield said that he was just as cool and collected at Chicka- 
mauga — expressed a little surprise, nothing more, when he saw 
McCooK was broken ; but at once prepared to meet the emer- 
gencj' by sending him, with orders, on to Thomas and going 
himself to Chattanooga to rally there our men and hold the 
place, for that was the object of the campaign, and so long as 
we held it we could not be defeated.' 

"When I asked Garfield why the government had removed 
Rosecrans, he said that he did not know; that the deed was 



Burial of General Rosecrans. 99 

done some time before his arrival in Washington, and he found 
it would be a waste of words to attempt to stem the opposition 
against the General — that every one seemed to hold him respon- 
sible for the disaster to McCook's corps, when he had no more 
to do with it than the Czar of Russia and did all that he could 
to meet the emergency. 

" Mr. Chase seemed to hesitate for a moment, then 
said, 'General Garfield has not been entirely frank with 
you. I will be, and tell you all that I know about Rosecrans' 
removal.' He then went on to say that I must know that there 
had been for a long time a mutual disscitisfaction l)etween Stan- 
ton and Rosecrans; that in this his (Chase's) sympathies had 
been with the General, and he had done all he could to promote 
harmony between them. Finally, soon after Chickamauga, he 
received a letter from an officer high in rank under Rosecrans, 
and in whom he had great confidence, which said that after the 
breaking of our line in the second day's battle, the General was 
demoralized, panic-stricken and totally unfitted to command ; 
in fact, that nothing liut the unmovable firmness of General 
Thomas had saved the army. Mr. Chase had carried this letter 
for several days before he concluded that he ought to show it to 
Mr. Lincoln. Tliis he did in a private interview, and Mr. 
Lincoln exijressed both surprise and incredulity, but said that 
things out there were in a critical conditon, and we could not 
afford to take any chances. We had already ordered Sherman 
to the support of Rosecrans, but he thought we had better (\o 
even more — merge the departments of the Ohio, Cumberland and 
Tennessee, each with its present commander; l)ut all three 
under Grant, who should proceed at once to Chattanooga. 
This plan struck Mr. Chase favorably, and it was brought at 
once before a Cabinet meeting, to which, at Mr. Lincoln's 
request, Mr. Chase read the Chickamauga letter. At once Mr. 
Stanton suggested the removal of Rosecrans and the substi- 
tution of General Thomas in the command of the army at 



100 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

Chattanooga, and the entire Caliinet approved of the suggestion. 
To this Mr. Lincoln objected, saying that he could not believe 
the statement of the letter, and that he was unwilling to do an 
injustice to Rosecrans. He finally agreed that the superseding 
of Rosecrans by Thomas should be left optional with General 
Grant, and it was so expressed in the dispatch of the War 
Department, which, inasmuch as it was borne to Grant by 
Stanton himself, secured the removal of Rosecrans." 

Honorable Montgomery Blair was furtlier respon- 
sible for tlie following statement concerning General 
Garfield's interview with President Lincoln : 

"General Garfield called on the President and said he 
had come on to look over the ground with a view of deciding 
the question of accepting his election to the House of Represen- 
tatives. He said he was not inclined to leave the army; he had 
become thoroughly identified with the Army of the Cumberland, 
and l^elieved that as a commander of troops he would be a 
success. Mr. Lincoln saw through that statement, and replied 
that the Administration wanted a soldier from the field, who 
knew the wants of the armies from practical knowledge, and he 
hoped that the General would not hesitate about accepting his 
election ; and as to commanding troops, they had more generals 
around loose than they knew what to do with." 

It is also true that General Garfield, in the House 
of Representatives, February 17, 1864, delivered a glowing 
ami trutlif ul eulogy on General Rosecrans, setting forth the 
brilliancy of bis various campaigns, and especially empha- 
sizing his distinguished ability in the campaign wliich se- 
cured Chattanooga. 

A resolution had been introduced thanking General 
Thomas and the officers and men under his command for 



Burial of General Bosecrans. 101 



Cliickamaiiga, but making no mention of General Rose- 

CRANS : 

Thereupon General Garfield said : 

"This resolution proposes to thank Major-General Thomas 
and the officers and men under his command for galLant services 
in the battle of Chickamauga. It meets my hearty approval 
for what it contains, but my protest for what it does not con- 
tain. I should be recreant to my own sense of justice did I 
allow this omission to pass without notice. No man here is 
ready to say — and if there be such a man, I am ready to meet 
him — that the thanks of this Congress are not due to Major- 
General W. S. Rosecrans, for the campaign which culminated 
in the battle of Chickamauga. It is not uncommon through- 
out the press of the country, and among many people, to speak 
of that battle as a disaster to the Army of the United States, 
and to treat of it as a defeat. If that battle was a defeat we 
may welcome a hundred such defeats. I would be glad if each 
of our armies would repeat Chickamauga. Twenty such 
would destroy the rebel army and the Confederacy, utterly and 
forever. 

"What was that battle, terminating as it did a great cam- 
paign, whose object it was to drive the rebel army beyond the 
Tennessee, and to obtain a foothold on the south bank of that 
river which should form the basis of future operations in the 
Gulf States? 

We had never yet crossed that river, except far below in the 
neighborhood of Corinth. Chattanooga was the gateway of the 
Cumberland Mountains, and until we crossed the river and held 
the gateway we could not commence operations in Georgia. 
The army was ordered to cross the river, to grasp and hold the 
key of the Cumberland Mountains. It did cross, in the face of 
superior numbers ; and after two days of fighting, more terrible, 
I believe, than any since this war began, the AnnAj of tke Cum- 



102 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

berland, hurled back, discomfited and repulsed, the combined 
power of three rebel armies, gained the key to the Cumberland 
Mountains, gained Chattanooga and held it against every assault. 
If there has been a more suljstantial success against over- 
whelming odds since this war began, I have not heard of it. 

"We have had victories — God be thanked — all along the 
line, but in the history of this war I know of no such battle 
against such numbers ; forty thousand against an army of not 
less by a man than seventy-five thousand. After the disaster to 
the right wing in the last bloody afternoon, of September 20th, 
twenty-five thousand men of the Army of the Cumberland stood 
and met seventy-five thousand hurled against them ; and they 
stood in their bloody tracks, immovable and victorious, when 
night threw its mantle around them. They had repelled the 
last assault of the rebel army. Who commanded the Army of 
the Cumberland? Who organized, disciplined and led it? Who 
planned its campaigns? The General whose name is omitted 
in this resolution, Major-General W. S. Rosecrans." 




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In Memoriam — General Stanleij. 103 



§Ln plemoriam* 



MAJOR-GENERAL DAVID S. STANLEY. 

It seems fitting tliat this volume should contain me- 
morials of the President of our Society, and of General Rob- 
inson of its Executive Committee, both of whom were en- 
thusiastically favoring the move for the reburial of Gen- 
eral RosECRANs at Arlington'. General Stanley, resid- 
ing in Washington, where the preparations were in pro- 
gress, was especially desirous of living to take part in the 
last honors to be paid his chief. General Stanley died 
March 13, 1902, before the ceremonies at Arlington, and 
General Robinson's failing health prevented his attend- 
ance. 

No members of the Society had a deeper interest in its 
welfare, or greater pride in the history of the Army of the 
Cumberland and the fame of its great leaders, or a higher 
appreciation of the soldiers who won its victories. 

The following memorial paper from Honorable 
Whitelaw Reid's '■'Ohio in the TFar" reproduced with the 
permission of The Robert Clarke Company, gives an ex- 
cellent sketch of General Stanley's life : 

He was Ixirn in Wayne County, Ohio, on the 1st of June, 
1828. His father was a farmer. In 1848 he was appointed a 
cadet at West Point; and in 1852 he graduated, with a standing 
sufficiently high to warrant his assignment as Second-Lieutenant 
to the Second Dragoons, afterward the Second Cavalry. Tlie next 
year he was employed as assistant on the survey of the Pacific 
Railroad route, under Lieutenant, since General, Whipple, and 



101^. Burial of General Rosccrans. 

in this service he remained for two years. In 1855 he was 
transferred to the First Cavalry, a new regiment, of which Sum- 
ner was Colonel, Joe Johnston, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Sedg- 
wick, Major. McClellan and many others who subsequently 
held important positions, were subordinate in this regiment. 
He was engaged in maintaining the peace in Kansas until the 
spring of 1857. and during the summer of that year he accom- 
panied Colonel Sumner on an expedition against the Cheyenne 
Indians. He was engaged in a sharp fight on Solomon's Fork 
of the Kansas, in which the Indians were defeated and com- 
pelled to beg for peace. In 1858 he was engaged in the Utah 
expedition, and in the same year he crossed the plains to the 
northern boundary of Texas. In March 1858, he had a success- 
ful fight with the Comanche Indians, for which he received the 
complimentary orders of Lieutenant-General Scott. 

He was stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the opening 
of the rebellion. He was appointed Captain in th(' Fourth 
United States Cavalry in March 1861, and soon after that the 
troops at Fort Smith and neighboring posts were compelled to 
evacuate. They united in one column and marched through 
the butfalo country to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. On the 8th 
of May they captured and paroled a force of rebels sent in pur- 
suit of them. Kansas City was occupied June 15th, and on the 
same day Captain Stanley was fired upon by rebels near Inde- 
pendence, Missouri, while carrying a flag of truce. He moved 
on the expedition to Springfield, and joined General Lyon at 
Grand River. Springfield was occupied July 12th. He was en- 
gaged in the capture of Forsythe, in the defeat of the rebels at Dry 
Spring, and in guarding the train at the battle of Wilson's 
Creek. On the retreat to Rolla he was in charge of the rear- 
guard. He participated in a skirmish, in which the rebels 
were defeated, near Salem, Missouri, and in September, com- 
manding his regiment, he joined General Fremont at St. 
Louis. He marched in pursuit of Price, from Syracuse, and in 



In Memoriain — General Stanley. 101 



November moved against Springfield. Captain Stanley was 
appointed Brigadier-General of Volunteers in November, 1861. 
He was ordered to St. Louis, and during the winter of 1861-02 
was a member of a military commission. He moved with 
Pope's army down the Mississippi, March 1862, and commanded 
the Second Division of that army at New Madrid, and Island 
No. 10. He participated in the Fort Pillow expedition, and on 
the 22d of April joined General Halleck's army before Cor- 
inth. He was engaged in a skirmish at Monterey, in the l)attle 
of Farmington, and in the repulse of the rebels before Corinth, 
May 28th. The rebels evacuated Corinth on the 29th and 
General Stanley was engaged in the pursuit to Bo(jneville. 
During the months of June, July and August he was in com- 
mand of the troops on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. 
In the battle of luka he commanded one of Rosecrans' two 
divisions, and was specially commended in the official report. In 
the battle of Corinth, October 4th, his divisions lost many valu- 
able officers and men. It sustained the terrible attack of the 
enemy on batteries Williams and Robinett. 

General Stanley joined the army of the Tennessee, under 
General Grant, at Grand Junction, in October; Imt in Novem- 
ber, he was relieved from duty there, and was ordered to report 
to General Rosecrans, commanding the Army of the Camber- 
land, who assigned him to the command of the cavalry of that 
army. On the 21st of November he was made Major-General of 
Volunteers. On the 15th of December he skirmished with and 
defeated the rebels at Franklin, Tennessee. He skirmished 
again at Nolinsville, and commanded the cavalry in the battle 
of Stone's River. In this engagement the duty of the cavalry 
was very arduous. From the 26th of December until the 4th 
of January 1863 the saddles were only removed to groom the 
horses, and then they were immediately replaced. The cavalry 
pursued the rebels, and skirmished with the rear-guard. Gen- 
eral Stanley's command was again engaged at Bradyville, 



106 Burial of General R.osecrans. 

Mcarch 1st; at Snow Hill, April 2nd; at Franklin, April 10th; 
and at Middleton, May 2l8t. In the Tullahoma campaign 
General Stanley was engaged at Shelbyville and Elk River. 
He moved on an expedition to Huntsville in July. He crossed 
the Tennessee River in command of all the cavalry, on an ex- 
pedition into Georgia, and on the 9th of September he skir- 
mished at Alpine. 

General Stanley was absent on sick-leave after the battle 
of Chickamauga, for two months; and upon returning he was 
assigned to the command of the First Division, Fourth Army 
Corps. He was stationed at Bridgeport, Alabama, until De- 
cember, 1863, and then at Blue Springs, East Tennessee, until 
May, 1864. General Stanley was on the Atlanta campaign 
under Sherman, from May 2d until August 25th, and was en- 
gaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Kene- 
saw, Jonesboro' and Lovejoy Station. He commanded the 
Fourth Corps, l^y appointment of the President, from July, 
1864, until the close of the war; and during Hood's raid upon 
Sherman's communications, in October, he commanded two 
corps of the Army of the Cumberland. On the 27th of October 
he separated from Sherman's army, and camped in Coosa Val- 
ley, Alabama. He marched the Fourth Corps to Chattanooga, 
and thence to Pulaski, confronting Hood's army, which was 
then threatening Nashville and Middle Tennessee. He fell 
back through Columbia, and at Spring Hill was engaged with 
two corps of Hood's army. At the battle of Franklin, General 
Stanley came upon the field just as a portion of the National 
line was captured by the rebels. His timely arrival averted 
disaster; and placing himself at the head of a brigade, he led a 
charge winch re-estaljlished the line. The soldiers followed 
him with enthusiasm calling out "Come on men, we can go 
wherever the General can." Just after re-taking the line, and 
while passing toward the left, the General's horse was killed; 
and no sooner did the General regain his feet than he was 



In Mcmoriam — General Stanley. 107 



struck by a musket-ball in the back of the neck. But he still 
remained on the field. The wound disabled him from further 
service until January 24, 1865, when he was placed on duty in 
East Tennessee. In July ho moved with the Fourth Corps to 
Texas. He commanded the corps and the Middle District of 
Texas, until mustered out, February 1, 1866. 

General Stanley enjoyed to the fullest extent the confi- 
dence of his superior officers, and General Thomas, in recom- 
mending him for promotion, says: "A more cool and brave 
commander, it would be a difficult task to find, and though he 
has been a participant in many of the most sanguinary engage- 
ments of the war, his conduct has, on all occasions, been so gal- 
lant and marked that it would almost be an injustice to him to 
refer to any isolated battle-fields. I refer, therefore, only to 
the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 80, 1864, because 
it is the more recent, and one in which his gallantry was so 
marked as to merit the admiration of all who saw him. It was 
here that his personal bravery was more decidedly brought out, 
perhaps, than on any other field ; and the terrible destruction and 
defeat which disheartened and checked the fierce assaults of the 
enemy were due more to his heroism and gallantry than to that 
of any other officer on the field." Generals Sherman and 
Grant most cordially indorsed General Thomas' recommenda- 
tion, and General Sheridan also added his testimony in favor 
of General Stanley. The authorities at Washington acted 
upon these testimonials, and rewarded General Stanley with 
the Colonelcy of the Twenty-second United States Infantry, 
and a Brevet-Major Generalship in the United States Army. 

In March, 1884, he was made a Brigadier-General in the 
Regular establishment. 

He was given a military funeral. Tlie services were 
held in St. Matthew's Church. The great building was 
crowded with representatives of the various patriotic so- 



108 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

cieties of Washington, and prominent representatives of 
every brancli of the government. 

The military escort was comi30sed of the regulars sta- 
tioned in Washington, and was of the most iraj)osing char- 
acter. 

The burial was at the Soldier's Home where the Gen- 
eral had been Governor. One of the most touching features 
of the funeral was th.e lining up of the thousand inmates 
of the Home to receive the funeral party. 

The official life of Washington, and the veterans of the 
Capital united to do honor to one of the Nation's worthiest 
soldiers. 



In Memoriam — General Robinson. 109 



BREVET BRIGADIER-GENERAL 
WILLIAM ANDREW ROBINSON. 

General Robinson was born June 19, 1880, in North-east 
Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He was a descendant 
of one of the Scotch-Irish families of Cumberland County, 
Pennsylvania, who became the first settlers of Erie County at 
the close of the eighteenth century. 

He received his education in the common schools of that 
day and at an academy in Ashtabula, Ohio. 

He remained for a time on the ancestral farm at North-east, 
then removed to Pittsburgh, which became his home for the rest 
of his life. 

While serving his earliest clerkshii? in Pittsburgh, the War 
of the Rebellion came and he was one of the first to answer 
President Lincoln's call for seventy-five thousand volunteers. 

April 17, 1861, four days after the fall of Fort Sumter, he 
enlisted in the Pittsburgh Rifles which became Company A in 
the Ninth Pennsylvania Reserves. 

He entered as a private and was promoted successively to 
Corporal and Sergeant in his Company, to Captain in the 
Seventy-third Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
and to Captain, Major, Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel 
in the Seventy-seventh Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer 
Infantry and to Brevet Brigadier-General of Volunteers for 
gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from 
March 13, 1865. 

His first service was under General McCall in the Eastern 
Army on the Potomac and around Washington. 

His second service was under Generals Buell, Rosecrans 
and Thomas in the armies of the Ohio and the Cumberland, 



110 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

operating in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and 
Georgia. 

His third service was under General Sheridan in Texas. 

From Pittsburgh to Phihidelphia, to Washington, to the 
Potomac, to Louisville, Kentucky, to Nashville, to Columbia, 
to Shiloh, to Corinth; thence through luka, Florence, Athens 
and Bridgeport, to the Cumberland Mountains; thence north 
to Nashville, to Bowling Green, to Louisville; then about face 
to Perryville, to Lawrenceburg, to Nashville, to Triune, to 
Lavergne, to Stone's River and Murfreesboro, to Lafayette, to 
Liberty Gap, to Tullahoma, to, and across, the Cumberland 
Mountains, the Tennessee River and the Sand Mountains, of 
Alabama, the Lookout Range, of Georgia, to Chickamauga; 
thence, as a prisoner of war, to Atlanta, to Libby Prison, 
Richmond, Virginia, to the prison at Salisbury, North Caro- 
lina, to the prison at Macon, Georgia, to the prisons at 
Columbus and Charleston, South Carolina, to the stockade at 
Columbus, exchanged there; thence to his regiment in south- 
ern Tennessee, to Franklin, to Nashville, to the Tennessee 
River again, to New Orleans, to Indianola, Green Lake, 
Victoria and the Gaudaloupe River, Texas ; thence to Camp 
Cadwalader, Philadelphia, for muster out, and home to Pitts- 
burgh — constituted his principal military itinerary. 

His leading engagement and battles were Shiloh, Corinth, 
Perryville, Lawrenceburg, Triune, Lavergne, Stone River, 
Lafayette, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, Franklin and Nashville. 

He was wounded in the head and taken prisoner in the 
Saturday night fight, September 19, 1863, Chickamauga, 
Georgia. He was released after having been a prisoner of war 
fourteen months. At Charleston, South Carolina, he was 
placed under the fire of the Union artillery. 

While our army lay at Murfreesboro, General Rosecrans 
prepared a Roll of Honor out of which he proposed to organize 



In Memoriam — General Bobinson. Ill 

a regiment for special service. General Robinson was on this 
roll but the plan was never carried out. 

General Robinson was a brave, skillful, intelligent soldier, 
conscientiously discharging all duties devolving upon him in 
the ranks or in command. Distinguished and honored as a 
soldier he was equally so in social, business and private life. 

Returning from the service he was for a time engaged in 
manufacturing, but leaving it he entered into a copartnership 
with four of his brothers as bankers and brokers under the 
name of Robinson Brothers, in which firm he remained until 
his death, October 4, 1902, then being its senior member. 

The house of Robinson Brothers was one of the most 
successful private banking establishments in the city of Pitts- 
burgh . In addition to the onerous duties of General Robinson 
as a business man he found much time to devote to his church 
and her educational, benevolent and charitable institutions. 
In these matters his head was clear, his counsel safe, always 
sought, and generally adopted. In addition to all other duties 
he kept in touch with his comrades, was a member and officer in 
the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, and usually attended 
its meetings, was also a member of the Union Veteran Legion, 
the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Loyal Legion.- 

He was a born financier, and wherever he moved, if there 
was a financial question, he was the leader. 

He Avas a member and Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Com- 
mission for the erection of monuments on the battle lines of 
the Pennsylvania organization, in the battles of Chickamauga, 
Wauhatchie, Brown's Ferry, Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain 
and Missionary Ridge. In this work General Robinson took 
great interest and designed the monument for his own regiment, 
but gave strict attention to all , and the Pennsylvania monuments 
stand out in bold relief amongst the many monuments on those 
historic fields. 



11'2 Burial of General I\.osecrans. 

He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Commission for 
the erection of a monument to his regiment on the battlefield 
of Shiloh, that being the only Pennsylvania regiment in that 
I)attle. 

After the war he married Miss Alice Blaine, daughter of 
the Honorable Alexander T. Blaine, of North-east, Pennsyl- 
vania, who survives him, with their children, Miss Alice 
Blaine, Alexander Blaine and William A., Jr. 

In 1897, with his daughter and a niece he attended the 
Queen's Jubilee in London, and made an extensive tour of the 
old world. For several years before the General's death he was 
not in good health and with Mrs. Robinson traveled much, 
seeking help and rest, l)ut the decline was gradual and sure. 
When the end came he laid down his life as calmly as he would 
have met one of its ordinary transactions. He died at Walther's 
Park Sanitarium, near Reading, Pennsylvania. 

His faitli in the doctrines and promises of Christianity was 
sublime and never wavered. At his funeral services, his com- 
modious residence and its surrounding grounds at Irwin and 
Wightman Avenues, Pittsburgh, were crowded with sorrowing 
relatives, friends, neighbors and old army comrades, assemlded 
to do honor to him who had lived a good and a great life. 

His body was laid to rest in tlie family burying-ground at 
North-east, Pennsylvania, on the shore of the lake where he was 
born and spent the days of boyhood and early manhood. A 
large concourse of old friends, neighbors, comrades of the Civil 
War and acquaintances attended the services in the cemetery 
chapel, conducted by the Reverend Doctor Christie, and 
then, surrounding the grave, silently and gently, with tears and 
sobs, loving hands with sad hearts laid him to rest. 



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Constitution and By-Laws 



— AND — 



List of Members 



— OF THE — 



Society of the Army of the Cumberland. 



Constitution. 129 



CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE I. 

The name and title of this association shall he the "Society 
OF THE Army of the Cumberland," and said Society shall 
include every officer and soldier who has at any time served with 
honor in that army.- 

Honorary members may be elected from those officers who 
have become distinguished in any of the armies of the United 
States. 

ARTICLE II. 

The object of the vSociety shall l)e to perpetuate the memory 
of the fortunes and achievements of the Army of the Cumber- 
land; to preserve that unanimity of loyal sentiment, and that 
kind and cordial feeling which has been an eminent character- 
istic of this army, and the main element of the power and 
success of its efforts in behalf of the cause of the Union. The 
history and glory of the officers and soldiers belonging to this 
army, who have fallen either on the field of battle or otherwise 
in the line of their duty, shall be a permanent and sacred trust 
to this Society, and every effort shall be made to collect and 
preserve the proper memorials of their services, to inscribe 
their names upon the roll of honor, and transmit their fame to 
posterity. It shall also be the object and ))ounden duty of this 
Society to relieve, as far as possilde, the families of such 
deceased officers and soldiers, when in indigent circumstances, 
either by the voluntary contribution of the members, or in 
such other manner as they may determine, when the cases are 
brought to their attention. This provision shall also hereafter 



130 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

apply to the suffering families of those members of the Society 
who may, in the future, be called hence, and the welfare of the 
soldier's widow and orphan shall forever be a holy trust in the 
hands of his surviving comrades. 

ARTICLE III. 

For the purpose of effecting these objects, the Society shall 
be organized by the annual election of a President, and a Vice- 
President fronl each state having soldiers in the Army of the 
Cumberland (to be nominated by members from the several 
states), a Corresponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, and a 
Treasurer. 

The Society shall meet once in every year; the time and 
place of the next meeting to be selected by ballot at each meet- 
ing. All members of the Society who are prevented, by any 
cause, from personally attending are expected to notify the 
Corresponding Secretary, and to impart such information in 
regard to themselves as they may think proper, and as may be 
of interest to their brethren of the Society. 

Having a fraternal feeling for, and honoring the glorious 
efforts of our In'others in arms belonging to other armies, who 
have shared with us the service of saving our Government, the 
President and either of the Vice-Presidents shall be authorized 
to invite the attendance of any officer of the United States 
armies at any of our annual meetings. 



By-Laws. 131 



BY-LAWS. 

I. All meetings of this Society shall be opened by prayer 
to Almighty God by a former Chaplain of the army, or by a 
minister of the gospel, to be selected for the occasion by the 
President of the Society. 

II. Every officer and soldier desiring to become a member 
of this Society shall, upon signing the Constitution, pay to the 
Treasurer the sum of five dollars as an initiation fee, and there- 
after the like sum of five dollars per annum, as yearly dues; 
and shall thereupon be entitled to a copy of the Proceedings of the 
Society,when pul^lished, free of charge. [Sul^sequently amended 
so that the initiation fee also covers the first year's dues.] 

III. Any member who shall be in arrears for dues for a 
period of two years shall have his name dropped from the rolls. 

IV. All monies paid out by the Treasurer shall be upon 
the written order of the Recording Secretary, approved by the 
written consent of the President ; and at each annual meeting 
of the Society, the Treasurer shall make a full report of his 
receipts and disbursements. 

V. When the place of the next annual meeting of this 
Society shall be decided upon, the President shall appoint an 
Executive Committee of three (8) members, resident at such 
place, or contiguous thereto, whose duty it shall be to make all 
needful preparations and arrangements for such meeting. 

VI. That prior to the final adjournment of the Society, at 
such annual meeting thereof, the President shall appoint a 
committee of three members, residents of the city in which 



13'2 Burial of General Roseerans. 

such meeting shall be, and not officers of the Society, as a 
committee on bills and claims, and to such committee all claims 
against the Society, of whatever character, should be referred 
for investigation and allowance before being paid. 

VII. No member of the Society shall speak more than 
once on any question of business, and no longer than five 
minutes, without the consent of the Society first obtained. 

VIII. At each annual meeting there shall be selected, in 
such manner as the Society may determine, from the members 
of the Society, a person to deliver an address upon the history 
of the Army of the Cumberland, and the objects of the Society, 
at the next annual meeting. 

IX. Cushing^s Manual of Parliamentary Law shall l)e 
authority for the government and regulation of all meetings of 
this Societv. 



Deceafffd Mcmhcri<. IS 



DECEASED MEMBERS. 



Anderson, N. L., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Anderson, Robert, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Andrew, W. W., Capt. 21st Indiana Volunteer Battery. 

Askew, Frank, Col. 15th Ohio Vol. Inf., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U.S.V. 

Banning, H. B., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Bannister, D., Bvt. Col., Paymaster U. S. V. 

Barniim, H. A., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Barrell, Henry C, Surgeon 88th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Bartholomew, W. H., Maj. 84 U. S. Infantry. 

Bates, Caleb, Maj. and A. D. C,, U. S. V. 

Beardsley, Geo. A., Maj. 18th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. 

Beatty, Samuel, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Bestow, Marcus P., Bvt. Col., A. A. G. U. S. V. 

Bickham, Wm. D., Maj. and A. D. C. U. S. V. 

Bigelow, H. W., Capt. 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Bird, Ira H., Quartermaster 2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Blackmer, Collins, Bvt. Capt. U. S. A. 

Bogue, Roswell G., Surgeon 19th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Boone, Thomas C, Col. 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Boughton, Horace, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Boyd, James S., Lieut. Col. 51st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Bracket, Albert G., Col. U. S. A. 

Brannan, John M., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Bristow, Benjamin H., Col. 8th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. 

Brooke, Hunter, Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. V. 

Brown, Calvin W., Lieut. 2d Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 



i.j^ Burial of General Rosecrans. 

Brown, D. D. S., Maj. and Paymaster, U. S. V. 

Briimley, J. D., Surgeon U. S. V. 

Buckingham, E., Capt. 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Buell, D. C, Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Buell, Geo. P., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A. 

Bunts, William C, Capt. 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Burke, J. W., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Burns, Robert, Lieut. Col. 4th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. 

Burroughs, George, Bvt. Maj. U. S. A. 

Butterfield, Daniel, Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Campbell, J. A., A. A. G., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Capron, Albert M., Capt. 14th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. 

Carlin, David B., Lieut. 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Carson, J. J., Capt. 3d Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 

Case, C. R., Capt. 36th Indiana Vol. Inf., Signal Officer U. S. V. 

Chalfant, David, Capt. 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Chandler, Wm. P., Lieut. Col. 35th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Christy, R. C, Chaplain 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Inf. 

Cist, Henry M., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Clancy, C. W., Col. 52d Ohio Vol. Infantry. 

Clarkson, Floyd, Bvt. Lieut. Col. 12th N. Y. Vol. Cavalry. 

Clendenin, Wm., Surgeon U. S. V. 

Cochran, R. H., Lieut. 15th Ohio Vol. Inf., Judge Advocate. 

Coffinbury, W. L., Capt. 1st Michigan Volunteer Engineers. 

Collins, H. E., Lieut. Col. 2d Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. 

Conger, A. L., Lieut. 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Conrad, Joseph, Col. U. S. A. 

Cooke, Warren W., Capt. 182d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Crittenden, T. L., Col. U. S. A., Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Croxton, John T., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Cruft, Charles, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Curtis, James, Bvt. Maj. U. S. A. 

Davidson, Robert B., Lieut. 85th Ohicj Volunteer Infantry. 



Deceased Mcmhcrs, 135 



David, Charles W., Lieut. Col. 51st Illinois Volunteer Inf. 

Davis, Hasln-ouck, Bvt. Gen. U. S. V. 

Davis, Jeff C, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Deane, C. H., Bvt. Lieut. Col., A. Q. M., U. S. V. 

Dickersoji, C. J., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. 8. V. 

Donaldson, J. L., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Dornbusch, Henry, Capt. 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Doughty, W. N., Capt. 87th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Drouillard, J. P., Capt. U. S. A. 

Drury, Lu H., Maj. 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Artillery. 

Du Barry, H. B., Bvt. Maj. U. S. V. 

Ducat, Arthur C, Bvt. Brig. Gen., A. I. G., U. S. V. 

Earnshaw, J., Capt. U. S. V. 

Earnshaw, Wm., Chaplain U. S. V. 

Elliott, W. L., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Evans, J. D., Maj. 80th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Ewing, George W., Acting Ordinance Sergeant U. S. V. 

Faulkner, J. K., Col. 7th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. 

Fearing, B. D.. Bvt, Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Ferguson, E^dward, Lieut. 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 

Fife, Joel A., Lieut. 75th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Fisher, John Herbert, Capt. and A. D. C. 

Fisher, J. A., Capt. 2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Fowler, David E., Bvt. Lieut. Col., C. S., U. S. V. 

Frankeberger, J. C, Lieut. Col. 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry 

Frizell, Joseph W., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Frost, J. C, 1st Lieut. 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Fullerton, J. S., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Gano, C. L., Lieut. Col. 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Gardner, Hezekiah, Bvt. Maj. U. S. A. 

Gardner, J. W., Q. M. Ser. Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artiilery, 



130 Burial of General Tioseerans. 



Garfield, James A., Maj. (.icn. l'. S. V. 

Gibson, William H., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Gilbert, Charles C, Colonel U. S. A., Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Gist, Geo. W., Capt. 17th Kentucky Volunteer Infantr3\ 

Gleason, Newell, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Glenn, Geo. E., Col. and Pa^niiaster U. S. A. 

Glover, Amos, Capt. 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Goddard, Calvin, Lieut. Col., Asst Adjt. Gen., U. S. V. 

Goodloe, A\'illiani Cassius, Capt., Asst. Adjt. Gen., U. S. V. 

Goodman, H. E., Bvt. Col. and Surgeon U. S. V. 

Granger, Gordon, Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Granger, R. S., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Grant, U. S., Gen. U. S. A. 

Greenwood, W. H., Lieut. Col., Asst. Insp. Gen., U. S. V. 

Grimshaw, James W., Lieut. 19th Ohio Volunteer Battery. 

Gross, Ferdinand H., Bvt. Col., Med. Director 14th arm 3^ corps. 

Gross, Samuel W., Surgeon U. S. V. 

Gnelker, Henry W., Co. I, 32d Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Guthrie. John B.. Capt.. U. S. A. 

Hamlu-ight, Henry A., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Handljeck, Lewis, Capt. 27th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Hannon, W., Capt. 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Hansbrouck, Wm. L., Asst. Surg. 28d Kentucky Volunteer Inf. 

Harding, A. C, Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Harris, L. A., Col. 2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Harris, W. H., Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. A. 

Harrison, Benjamin, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Harrison, Thomas J., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. \ . 

Hart, Samuel S., Capt. 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 

Hatry, A. G., Lieut. Col. 188d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Hazen, W. B.. Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Head, S. H., Captain and Quartermaster U. S. V. 

Healy, Joshua, Col. 151st Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 



Deceased Members. 137 



Heiuzmaii, Fi-cink, 1st Sergt., Co. F, 9th Ohio Volunteer Inf. 
Herron, Joseph, Private 98 Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Hoagland, C. N., Surgeon 71st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Hobl)s, A. M., Capt. BGth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 
Hollingsworth, E. W., Lieut. Col. 19th Ohio Volunteer Inf. 
Hooker, Joseph, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 
Hopkins, R. E., Maj. 149th New York Volunteer Infantry. 
Honk, L. C, Col. 3d Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. 
Howe, George W., Lieut. 1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. 
Howland, Henry, Col. Quartermaster's Department. 
Hul3er, J. F., Bvt. Maj. and Commissary of Sub. U. S. V. 
Hugher, J. F., Capt. and Commissary of Sulx, Bvt. Maj. 
Hunter, Morton C, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 
Hunter, Robert, Capt. 74th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Isett, Jacob H., Sergeant loth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry 
Isom, John F., Capt. 25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Jackson, H. W., Bvt. Lieut. Col. and Aid-de-Camp, U. S. V. 

Kaldenbaugh, Henry, Capt. 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Kilgour, W. M., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Kimball, Nathan, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Kinney Wm. H., Lieut. 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Kitchell, Edward S., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Knapp, Alex. A., Capt. 40th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Lacey, Anderson P., Capt. 98th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
La Motte, Robert S., Col. 18th U. S. Infantry. 
Lane, P. P., Col. 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Lawton, H. W., Lieut. Col. and Insp. Gen. U. S. A, 
Le Favour, Heber, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 
Leonard, G. P., Capt. 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Levering, John, Bvt. Col. and Asst. Adjt. Gen. U. B. V. 
Litchfield. Henry G.. Bvt. Lhmt. CI. V. S. A. 



13S Burial of General Rosecrans. 

Lloyd, Isaac, Lieut. 9th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. 

Lonabaugh, John E., Co. G, 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cav. 

Long, Eli, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Loomis, C. O., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Loomis, John Mason, Col. U. S. V. 

Lowrie, James A., Maj. and Asst. Adjt. Gen. U. S. V. 

Ludlow, Israel, Bvt. Capt. U. S. A. 

Lyster, William J., Col. U. S. A. 

Lytle, William H., Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

McClurg, A. C, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

McCreery, Wm. B., Col. 21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry. 

McCrellis, James B., Private, Co. F, IGth Illinois Vol. Inf. 

McCrory, William, Bvt. Capt. 7th Co. Ohio Vol. Sharpshooters. 

McDowell, W. P., Maj. and Asst. Adjt. Gen. U. S. V. 

McGinnis, Jamas T., Bvt. Maj. U. S. A. ' 

McGroarty, S. J., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

McKibben, Jospph, Col. and A. I). C. U. S. V. 

McMichael, Wm., Bvt. Col. and Asst. Adjt. Gen. U. S. V. 

McNett, Andrew J., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

McVean, D. C, Maj. 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 

Mallory, W. L., Capt. and Commissary of Subsistence U. S. V. 

Mannon, Thomas H., Maj. 45th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 

Margedant, Wm. C, Capt. Topographical Engineers, U. S. V. 

Martin, John A., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Marsh, Jason, Col. 74th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Mason, E. D., Bvt. Col. and Asst. Adjt. Gen. U. S. V. 

Matthews, Stanley, Col. 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Maxwell, 0. C, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Mendenhall, John, Col. U. S. A. 

Meredith, Sol., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Merrill, William E., Col. 1st U. S. V. V. Engineers, Lieut. Col. 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 
Miehie, James C, Cai)t. 1st U. S. Veteran Volunteer Infantr3\ 



Deceased Meinbsn^. 139 



Miller, John F., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Milward, H. K., Col. 18th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 

Mindil, George W., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Mitchell, John G., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Mitchell, Joseph R., Bvt. Lieut. Col. 78th Ohio Vol. Infantry. 

Montagnier, Jules J., Capt. (3th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Moody, Granville, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Moore, 0. F., Col. 8:kl Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Moore, Albert, Lieut. Col. 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Morgan, James D., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Morrison, Walter, Capt. 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. 

Morton, Quinn, Lieut. Col. 23d Missouri Volunteer Infantry. 

Mosenmeier, B., Asst. Surgeon 88d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Muscroft, C. S., Surgeon 10th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Mussey, R. D., Bvt., Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Mussey, W. H., Lieut. Col. and Medical Inspector U. S. V. 

Myers, L. D., Capt. and Asst. Quartermaster U. S. V. 

Negle}^, James S., Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 
Nelson, J. A., Private 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Nelson, W. H., Private 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Noah, Jacob J., Capt. 2d Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. 
Nodine, R. A., Col. 25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Opdycke, E., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Paine, C. N., Capt. 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 
Passel, George W., Private 87th Indiana Volunteer Infantr3^ 
Passenger, W. H., Private 1st Michigan Volunteer Engineers. 
Patton, J. T., Capt. 98d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Pickands, James, Col. 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Poe, O. M., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A. 
Pohlmann, Morris, Capt. 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Porter, Wm. L., Bvt. Maj. U. S. A. 



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Post, Philip S., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Price, Curtis E., Surgeon 12th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. 

Ramsey, R. H., Bvt. Col. and A. A. G. U. S. V. 

Ransom, H. C, Bvt. Lieut. Col. and A. Q. M. U. S. A. 

Raymond, Samuel B., Lieut. Col. 51st Illinois Vol. Infantry. 

Read, J. C, Col. and Commissary of Subsistence U. S. V. 

Remick, R. A., Lieut. 23d Michigan Volunteer Infantry. . 

Retilley, W. L., Lieut. 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Reynolds, J. J., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Richardson, W. B., Bvt. Maj. 4th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. 

Rickert, Thomas H., Bvt. Col. and A. Q. M. 

Rohinson, J. S., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Robinson, W. A., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Rogers, S. T., Lieut. 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Roper, George S., Bvt. Col. U. S. V. 

Rosecrans, Wm. S., Brig. Gen. U. S. A., Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Russell, A. O., Maj. ()thOhio Volunteer Infantry. 

Sanborn, William, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Sanford, J. E., Private 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Schneider, Ed. F., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Scliumaker, Michael, Col. 18th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. 

Scott, John, Capt. 25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Scott, W. T., Col. 8d Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 

Scoville, E. A., Lieut. Col. 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Sellock, John E., Adjt. 87th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Sexton, Geo. P., Corporal 88th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Sheridan, Philip H., Gen. U. S. A. 

Sherman, William T., Gen. U. S. A. 

Shipnes, 0. C. T., Col. 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 

Sidell, William H., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A. 

Simmons, Samuel, Lieut. Col. and Commissary of Sub. U.S.V. 

Sinclair, Wm. H., Bvt. Col. and A. A. G., U. S. V. 



Deceased Members. lil 



Slocum, Henry W., Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Smith, N. M., Bvt. Lieut. Col. 19th Penna. Vol. Cavalry. 

Standart, William E., Capt. 1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. 

Stanley, David S., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Starkweather, John C, Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Steedman, James B., Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Stokes, James H., Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Stone, Henry, Bvt. Col. and A. A. G., U. S. V. 

Stoughton, W. L., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Streight, A. D., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Studabaker, Peter, Capt. 101st Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Sturges, E. P., Bvt. Maj. 1st Ohio Volunteer Battery. 

Swaim, D. G., Brig. Gen., Judge Advocate General, U. S. A. 

Sweet, B. J., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A. 

Sweet, John E., Col. 151st Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Symes, G. G., Col. 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 

Taylor, Anthony, Capt. 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. 
Taylor, M. C, Col. 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 
Taylor, John W. Lieut. Col. and Quartermaster, U. S. V. 
Thomas, George H., Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 
Thornlnirgh, J. M., Col. 4th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. 
Toll, diaries H., Bvt. Maj., Commissary of Subsistence, U.S. V. 
Torrence, Joseph T., Private 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
Tower, Z. B., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 
Townsend, Frederick, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A. 
Townsend, H. H. W., Col. 9th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 
Tripp, Hagerman, Lieut. Col. 6th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 
Tyndale, Hector, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Underwood, A. B., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Vail, N. J., Maj. 14th U. S. C. I., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 
VanAernam, Henrv. Surg. 154th New York Volunteer Infantrv. 



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VanDerveer, Ferdinand. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Van Dickey, M., Lieut. 94th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Van Doren, John A., Private 21st Indiana Volunteer Battery. 

Van Home, Thomas B., Chaplain U. S. A. 

Varney, R. W., Asst. Surgeon 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Wagner, George D., Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Walcutt, Charles C, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Walworth, Nathan H., Col. 42(1 Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

Ward, Augustus, Bvt. Maj. ITth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Ward, Durbin, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Warnock, James, Capt. 2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Wharton, G. C, Lieut. Col. 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 

Wheeler, J. P., Asst. Surg. 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry 

Whipple, W. D., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 

Whitaker, Walter C, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

White. C. C Lieut. 64th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

White, Julius, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Whitman, E. B., Lieut. Col. and A. Q. M. U. S. V. 

WhittlHsey, H. M., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Willard, H. H., Private 4th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry. 

Willard, John P., Bvt. Lieut. Col. and Paymaster U. S. A. 

Williams, A. S., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Willich, A., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V. 

Willis, Clark, Maj. 51st Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Wilson, W., Capt. 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Wilson, W. C, Col. 40th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Wilson, W. W., Maj. 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Wilstach, C. F., Q. M. 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 

Wing, -Charles T., Bvt. Col. and A. Q. M. U. S. V. 

Wright, L. A., Sergeant 65th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

Young, Thomas L., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Zahm, Lewis, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 

Zolliiigrpr, C. A., Col. 129th Indiana Voluntepr Infantrv. 



Officers of the Society. US 



OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. 

For 1901-1902. 



r resident. 
Major-General David S. Stanley, U. S. A. (Deceased). 

Correspo ndi ng Secretary . 
General H. V. Boynton. 

Recording Secretary. 
Colonel J. W. Steele. 

Treasurer. 
Major John Tweedale, U. S. A. 

Historian. 
Major Charles E. Belknap. 

Executive Committee. 
General James Barnett, Chairman, 
Captain J. W. Foley, 
General W. A. Robinson (Deceased), 
General Paul A. Oliver, 
Major W. F. Goodspeed, 
General J. G. Parkhurst, 

Officers of the Society, ci-q^cio. 



lI^.It. Burial of General Eosecrans. 

Vice-Preside II t.^t. 
Alal)ama, Colonel M. D. Wickersham, 
California, Colonel Peter T. Swaine, 
Colorado, Colonel M. H. Fitch, 
Connecticut, Colonel A. W. Phillips, 
Delaware, General James H. Wilson, 
District of Columbia, General H. C. Corbin, 
Georgia, Majoe George S. Davis, 
Illinois, Major Matthew H. Peters, 
Indiana, Colonel C. E. Briant, 
Iowa, General D. B. Henderson, 
Kansas, Sergeant Henry J. Aten, 
Kentucky, Colonel W. R. Milward, 
Maine, General Francis Fessenden, 
Maryland, General Orland Smith, 
Massachusetts, Colonel Horace N. Fisher, 
Michigan, General H. M. Duffield, 
Minnesota, General J. W. Bishop, 
Missouri, Colonel Frank Askew, 
Nebraska, General C. F. Manderson, 
New York, General Anson G. McCook, 
Ohio, General Thomas J. Wood, 
Pennsylvania, Captain R. D. Elwood, 
Tennessee, Major W. J. Colburn, 
Wisconsin, Captain George I. Robinson. 



Active Members, 11^5 



LIST OF MEMBERS. 



. HaXORA.RY. 

Henderson. David B., Colonel, Dubuque, Iowa. 



Adams, H. H. Private Co. G, 125tli Ohio Vol. Inf., New York, 

N. Y. 
Alger, Russell A., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V., Detroit, Mich. 
Anderson, D.M., Asst. Surgeon U. S. V., Venetia, Pa. 
Anderson, Edward, Col. 12th Indiana Vol. Cav., Quincy, Mass. 
Andrews, M. M. Capt. 185th Ohio Vol. Inf., Bay City, Mich. 
Ashbaugh, H. V., Sergeant Co. I, 78th Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., 

Leech burg. Pa. 
Aten,Henry J., Sergeant 85th Illinois Vol. Inf., Hiawatha, Kan. 
Atkins, Smith D., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V., Freeport, 111. 
Atwood, Edwin B., Col., Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A. 

Bachtell, Samuel, Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. V., Columbus, O. 
Baird, A., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A., retired, Washington, D. C. 
Balding, Thomas E., Capt. 24th Wisconsin Vol. Inf., Bvt. Maj. 

U. S. v., Milwaukee, Wis. 
Baldwin, A. P., Capt. 6th Ohio Vol. Battery, Akron, O. 
Barnard, Job, Sergeant 73d Indiana Vol. Inf., Washington, 

D. C. 
Barnett, James, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Cleveland, 0. 
Belknap, Charles E., Maj. 21st Michigan Vol. Inf., Grand 

Rapids, Mich. 



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Bennie, Wm. 0., Private Co. B, 9th Ohio Vol. Inf., Louisville, 
Ky. 

Betts, Charles M., Lieut. Col. 15th Pennsylvania Vol. Cav., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Bingham, J. D., Col. U. S. A., retired, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Bird, A. C, Co. D, 2iM Illinois Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Bishop, Edward F., Adjutant 89th Illinois Vol. Inf., Denver, 
Col. 

Bishop, John S., Col. 108th U. S. C. Inf., Capt. U. S. A., retired, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Bishop, Judson W., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., St. Paul, Minn. 

Bissinger, Philip, Ca})t. 79th Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., Reading, 
Pa. 

Blakeley, Archiljald, Lieut. Col. 78th Penns^dvania Vol. Inf. 
Pittsburg. Pa. 

Blakesley, A. M., Capt. 74th Illinois Vol. Inf., Rock Island, 111. 

Bluim, Jacob, Private Co. B., 1st Ohio Light Art., Cleveland, O. 

Boal, Charles T., Lieut. 88th Illinois Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Bond, Frank S., Maj. and Aide-de-Canip U. S. V., New York, 
N. Y. • 

Bone, James H., Capt. 85th Ohio Vol. Inf., Huntsville, Ala. 

Boring, E. McC, 1st Lieut. 79th Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

Boyd, Robert M., Private 24th Wisconsin Vol. Inf., Racine, Wis. 

Boynton, H. V., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Washington, D. C. 

Bradley, L. P., Col. U. S. A., retired, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V. 
Tacoma, Washington. 

Breckinridge, J. C, Brig. Gen. and Insp. Gen. U. S. A., Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

Bremner, David F., Capt. 19th Illinois Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Briant, C. C, Col. 88th Indiana Vol. Inf., Huntington, Ind. 

Brigham, Joseph H., Lieut. Col. r)9th Ohio Vol. Inf., Bvt. Col. 
U. S. v., Washington, D. C. 



Active Members. 1L7 



Buckingham, F. A., Hospital Steward 2d Minn. Vol. Inf., 

Rockford, 111. 
Biirkhalter, J. L., Capt. 86th Illinois Vol. Inf. Galesburg, 111. 
Burnett, H. L., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., New York, N. Y. 
Burt, Andrew S., Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired. 
Butler, John G., Lieut. Col., Ordnance Department U. S. A. 

Cable, C. A., Capt. 18th Ohio Vol. Inf., Nelsonville, O. 

Cannon, Thomas J., Lieut. 6th Kentucky Vol. Inf., Baltimore, 
Maryland. 

Carlin, W. P., Brig. Gen., U.S.A., retired, Bvt. Maj. Gen., 
Spokane, Wash. 

Carlton, Calel) Henry, Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired, Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Carlton, Thomas J., Lieut. 22d Indiana Vol. Inf., Plaintield, 
Ind. 

Carman, E. A., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Wasliington, D. C. 

Carnahan, James R., Capt. 86th Indiana Vol. Inf. Indianapolis, 
Ind. 

Carrington, Julius M., Lieut. 10th Michigan Vol. Inf., Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

Car}^, Eugene, Capt. 1st Wisconsin Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Chamberlain, H. S., Capt. and A. Q. M., U. S. V., Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn. 

Chamberlain, Orville T., Capt. 74th Indiana Vol. Inf., Elk- 
hart, Ind. 

Chamberlin, Wm. H., Private 86th Illinois Vol. Inf., Pitts- 
field, Mass. 

Cleary, Peter J. A., Colonel, Dep. Surg. Gen. U. S. A. 

Carrington, Henry B., Col. U. S. A., retired. Brig. Gen. U. S. 
v., Hyde Park, Mass. 

Clem, John L., Lt. Col., Quartermaster's Department, U.S.A. 

Coffman, D. M., Private 7th Ohio Vol. Cav., Rockwood, Tenn. 

Coe, E. S., Lieut Col. 196th Ohio Vol. Inf., New York, N. Y. 



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Colin, Henry S., Lieut. 106th Ohio Vol. Inf., Louisville, Ky. 

Colburn, W. J., Capt. and A. Q. M., Bvt. Maj. U. S. V., Chat- 
tonooga, Tenn. 

Cole, George E., Private 10th Michigan Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Conant, John S., 2d Lieut. 25th Michigan Vol. Inf., Detroit, 
Mich. 

Conaway, John F., 1st Lieut. 15th Pennsylvania Vol. Cav., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Conover, John, Col. 8th Kansas Vol. Inf., Kansas City, Mo. 

Cope, Alexis, Capt. 15th Ohio Vol. Inf., Columbus, 0. 

Corbin, Henry C, Maj. Gen. and Adj. Gen. U. S. A., Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

Cowin, W. C, Capt. 1st Ohio Vol. Inf., Cleveland, 0. 

Cox, Samuel K., Capt. ITth Kentucky Vol. Inf., Hartford, Ky. 

Crane, A. B., Lieut. Col. 85th Indiana Vol. Inf., Scaresdale, 
N. Y. 

Crane, William E., Capt. 4th Ohio Vol. Inf., Cincinnati, O. 

Crowder, 0. H., Lieut. 17th Indiana Vol. Inf., Sullivan, Ind. 

Cudner, Albert M., Private 74th Illinois Vol. Inf., Adj. 42d U. 
S. C, Inf., New York, X. Y. 

Cummings. Henry H.,Capt. 105th Ohio Vol. Inf., Tidioute,Pa. 

Davis, Wirt, Colonel, U. S. A., retired, Richmond, Va. 

Dawdy, L. J., Adj. 86th Illinois Vol. Inf., Peoria, 111. 

Dean, Henry S., Lieut. Col. 22d Mich. Vol. Inf., Ann Harl)or, 

Mich. 
Devol, Geo. H., Adj., 88th Ind. Vol. Inf., New Albany, Ind. 
Dickinson, Julian G., Adj. 4th Michigan Vol. Cav., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Donaldson, J. C, Capt. 88th Ohio Vol. Inf., Columbus, 0. 
Donahower, Jeremiah Chester, Capt. 2d Minn. Vol. Inf., St. 

Paul, Minn. 
Doolittle, Charles C, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V., Toledo, 0. 
Dowling, P. H., Capt. 111th Ohio Vol. Inf., Toledo, O. 



Active Memhcrs. 1L9 



Dreifas, Arthur, Private 9th Ohio Vol. Inf., St. Louis, Mo. 
Duffield, Henry M., Adj. 9th Mich. Vol. Inf., Detroit, Mich. 
Durand, Calvin, Sergeant Chicago Board of Trade Battery, 

Chicago, 111. 
Dupre, Chas. F., Sergeant Co. H, 4t]i Kentucky Vol. Cav., 

Louisville, Ky. 

E)3i, Monroe, 1st Lieut. 19th Ohio Vol. Inf., Davenport, Iowa. 
Ellis, Frank, Capt. 84th Indiana Vol. Inf., Muncie, Ind. 
Elwood, R. D., Capt. U. S. V., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Ehvood, James G., Capt. 100th Illinois Vol. Inf., Joliet, 111. 
Ewers, Ezra P., Colonel M . S. A., retired, Rochester, N. Y. 

Fake, Fred L., Quartermaster 89th 111. Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Farnum, H. C, Port Huron, Mich. 

Farquhar, John M., Maj. 89th Illinois Vol. Inf., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Fessenden, Francis, Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired, Maj. Gen. Xi . 
S. v., Portland, Me. 

Fisher, Horace N., Lieut. Col. and Asst. Ins. Gen., U. S. V., 
Boston, Mass. 

Fisher, Samuel H., Capt. Co. A., McLaughlin's Squadron, Den- 
ver, Colo. 

Fitch, M. H., Lieut. Col. 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf., Pueblo, 
Colo. 

Fitzhugh, Charles L., Col. 6th New York Cav., Bvt.Brig. Gen., 
U. S. v., Allegheny, Pa. 

Foering, J. 0., Bvt. Capt. 28th Pennsylvania Inf., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Foley, J. W., Captain 181st Ohio Vol. Inf., Cincinnati, O. 

Foley, Timothy, Private Co. C, 18th U. S. Inf., Dunkirk, 
N. Y. 

Foote, Allen R., Lieut. 21st Michigan Vol. Inf., Tacoma Park, 
D. C. 



150 Burial of General Rosecrans. 

Foraker, Joseph B., Bvt. Capt. 89th Ohio Vol. Inf., Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 
Fordyce, Samuel W., Capt. 1st Ohio Vol. Cav., St. Louis, Mo. 
Forgey, J. S., Co. B, 10th Indiana Vol. Inf., Ottawa, Kan. 
Forsyth, James W., Maj. Gen. U. S. A., retired, Columbus, O. 
Fox, P. v., Bvt. Col. 1st U. S. V. V. Engineers, Grand Rapids, 

Mich. 
Free, John W., Maj. 81st Ohio Vol. Inf., New Lexington, O. 
Freeman, Henry V., Capt. 12th U. S. C. I., Chicago, 111. 

Gage, Henry H., Corporal UGth Illinois Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Gahagan, A. J., Lieut. 1st Tennessee Vol. Cav., Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 

Garnsey, C. B., Sergeant, 100th Illinois Vol. Inf., Joliet, 111. 

Garrigus, Milton, Capt. 39th Indiana Vol. Inf., Kokomo, Ind. 

Gentsch, Charles, Q. M. 51st Ohio Vol. Inf., Cleveland, 0. 

Giauque, Florien, Sergeant 102d Ohio Vol. Inf., Cincinnati, 0. 

Gilford, H. N., Capt. 2d Ohio Heavy Arty., Louisville, Ky. 

Gilbert, Charles C, Col. U. S. A., retired, Baltimore, Md. 

Gildersleeve, Henry A., Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. V., New York, 
N. Y. 

Gillespie, Charles B., Capt. 78th Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., Free- 
port, Pa. 

Oilman, J. H., Lieut. Col. U. S. A., retired, New York, N. Y. 

Gilpin, L. L., Corporal 51st Ohio Vol. Inf., Portland, Ind. 

Goodloe, Green Clay, Lieut. 28d Kentucky Vol. Inf., Col. U.S. 
Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. 

Goodman, Samuel, Bvt. Col. 28th Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Goodspeed, W. F., Maj. 1st Ohio Vol. Light Arty., Columbus, 0. 

Green, Robert P., Pvt., Co. F, 18th U. S. Inf., Columbus, 0. 

Greene, John P., Capt. and A.A.G. U.S.V., Philadelphia, Pa. 

Grosvenor, Charles H., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Athens, 0. 



Active Members, 151 



Haffner, Christ., Private, Co. I, 9th Ohio Vol. Inf., Cincinnati, 
Ohio., 

Haight, Edward, Bvt. Col. 16th U. S. Inf., New York, N. Y. 

Hale, John H., Capt. 18th Mich. Vol. Inf., Wankon, Iowa. 

Hall, Robert H.. Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired. 

Hallenburg, G., Lieut. 1st Ohio Vol. Inf., Louisville, Ky. 

Hancock, E. A., Maj. 9th Penns3^1vania Vol. Cav., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Hapeman, Douglas, Col. 104th Illinois Vol. Inf., Ottawa, 111. 

Harlan, John M., Col. 10th Kentucky Vol. Inf., Washington, 
D. C. 

Harman, P. M., Capt. 93d Ohio Vol. Inf., Dayton, O. 

Harrison, C. E., Capt. 89th Ohio Vol. Inf. Columbus, 0. 

Heard, J. Theo., Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. V., Medical Director, 
4th Army Corps, Boston, Mass. 

Hedges, J. S., Bvt. Maj. 4th U. S. Cav., Mansfield, 0. 

Hessler, E. M., Hospital Steward, 1st Ohio Vol. Arty., Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

Himoe, Stephen O., Surgeon 15th Wisconsin Vol. Inf., Kansas 
City, Mo. 

Hinkley, L. D., 1st Lieut. 10th Wisconsin Vol. Inf., Waupun, 
Wis. 

Hobson, E. H., Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Green burg, Ky. 

Hodges, Henry C, Col. U. S. A., retired, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Hodgkins, Wm. H., Bvt. Maj. 86th Massachusetts Vol. Inf., 
Boston, Mass. 

Holmes, J. T., Bvt. Lieut. Col. 52d Ohio Vol. Inf., Columbus, 
Ohio. 

Hood, Calvin, Maj. 11th Michigan Vol. Inf., Emporia, Kansas. 

Hopkins, George H., Sergeant 17th Michigan Vol. Inf., De- 
troit, Mich. 

Hough, Alfred L., Col. U. S. A., retired, New York, N. Y. 

Howe, Silas, 1st Lieut. 18th Kentucky Vol. Inf. and Maj. 55th 
Kentucky Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 



152 Burial of General Eosecraiis. 

Huggins, E. L., Col. 2d U. S. Cav. 

Hummell, Jose])!!, Surgeon's Steward U. S. N., Cincinnati, O. 

Hunt, P. B., Lieut. Col. 4tli Kentucky Vol. Cav., Dallas, Tex. 

Irwin, B. J. D., Col. and Asst. Surg. Gen. U. S. A., retired, 
Chicago, 111. 

Jacob, R. T., Col. 9th Kentucky Vol. Inf., Louisville, Ky. 

James, F. B., Maj. 55th Ohio Vol. Inf., Cincinnati, 0. 

Jocel.yn, Stephen P., Colonel 14th U. S. Inf. 

Jones, Frank J., Bvt. Maj. and Aid-de-Camp, U. S. V., Cin- 
cinnati, 0. 

Jones, James Kilbourne, Lieut. 24th Ohio Inf., Columbus, 0. 

Jones, Sidney B., Lieut. Col. 42d Kentucky Vol. Inf., Chi- 
cago, 111. 

Keen, Joseph S., Co. D, 18th Michigan Vol. Inf., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Kell, Wm. H., Maj. U. S. A., retired, Washington, D. C. 
Kellogg, S. C, Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. A., retired, Washington, 

D. C. 
Kelly, H. A., Lieut. 8th Tennessee Vol. Cav., Washington, 

D. C. 
Kelly, R. M., Col. 4th Kentucky Vol. Inf., Louisville, Ky. 
Kimball, Nelson F., Sergeant 125th Illinois Vol. Inf., Weiser, 

Idaho. 
Kitchen, Samuel, Asst. Surgeon U. S. V., East Saginaw, Mich. 
Kniffin, G. C, Lieut. Col. and Commissary of Subsistence, U. 

S. v., TacomaPark, D. C. 
Kutzleb, Anton, Bugler Co. B., 9th Ohio Vol. Inf., Louisville, 

Ky. 

Lafferty, Nelson B., Sergeant 1st Ohio Vol. Heavy Artillery, 
Hillsboro, 0. 



Active Members. 153 



Lambert, Wni. H., Bvt. Maj. 88d New Jersey Vol. Inf., IMiila- 
delphia. Pa. 

Lang, John C, Private 100th Illinois Vol. Inf., Joliet, 111. 

Lawler, Thomas G., Col. 3d Illinois Vol. Inf., Rockford, 111. 

Leeson, Richard L., Capt. 68th Indiana Vol. Inf., Bvt. [Col. U. 
S. v., Elwood, Ind. 

Liddell, Oliver B., 1st Lieut. 68th Indiana Vol. Inf., Denver, 
Colorado. 

Lincoln, Charles P., Capt. 19th Michigan Vol. Inf., Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Lockman, John T., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., New York, N. Y. 

L3"l)rand. Archibald, Capt. 73d Indiana Vol. Inf., Delaware, 0. 

McAdams, Wm., Lieut. 59th Illinois Vol. Inf., Kansas, Edgar 

Co., 111. 
McCaskey, William S., Col. 20th U. S. Inf. 
McCook, Anson G., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., New York, N. Y. 
McCook. John J., Bvt. Col. U. S. V., New York, N. Y. 
McKibbin, Chambers, Co. D, 73d Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., 

Pittsburg, Pa. 
McKinney, Bernard, Private Co. D., 10th Ohio Vol. Inf., 

Arthur, Tenn. 
McMahon, Wm. R., 1st Lieut., Co. E., 58th Indiana Vol. Inf., 

Huntingburg, Ind. 
MacKenzie, Wm. A., Co. B., 78th Illinois Vol. Inf., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
Manderson, Charles F., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Omaha, Neb. 
Mansfield, I. Franc, Bvt. Capt. and A. A. Q. M. U. S. V., Can- 

nelton. Pa. 
Mauzy, James H., Capt. 68th Indiana Vol. Inf., Rushville, 

Ind. 
Mayberry, W. W., Lieut. 15th Pennsylvania Vol. Cav., Charles- 
ton, S. C. 
Meyer, E. S., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Cleveland, 0. 



15 If Burial of General Rosecrans. 

Mills, Anson, Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired, Washington, D. C. 

Mihvard, Will R., Col. 21st Kentucky Vol. Inf., Lexington, Ky. 

Mitchell, John L., 1st Lieut. 24th Wisconsin Vol. Inf., Mil- 
waukee, Wis. 

Mizner, Henry R., Col. U. S. A., retired, and Bvt. Brig. Gen. 
U. S. v., Detroit, Mich. 

Morey, J. E., Co. H., 93d Ohio Vol. Inf., Hamilton, O. 

Morgan, O. H., Capt. 7th Indiana Vol. Batt'y, Chicago, 111. 

Morgan, W. A., Lieut. 23d Kentucky Vol. Inf., Cottonwood 
Falls, Kan. 

Morgan, W. J., Capt. 41st Oliio Vol. Inf., Cleveland, O. 

Morrison, A. M., Surgeon 28d Kentucky Vol. Inf., Goshen, Ky. 

Mott, George M., Corporal Co. E., 9th Michigan Vol. Inf., 
Sacramento, Cal. 

Muller, Charles F., Capt. 29th Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

Murphy, Wm. J., Lieut. 1st Illinois Vol. Light Art., Phrenix, 
Ariz. 

Munger, Wm. A., Capt. Go. G., lOOth Illinois Vol. Inf., Han- 
nil )al, Mo. 

Morgan, John Calel), Capt. Co. B., 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery, 
Washington, D. C. 

Nelson, W. H., Capt. 5th Tennessee Vol. Cav., Backwoods, 
Tenn. 

Neville, Richard, Corporal Co. E., 41st O. V. I., Cleveland, O. 

Nicholas, Wm., Capt. 51st Ohio Vol. Inf., Columbus, 0. 

Nicholson, John P., Bvt. Lieut. Col. 28th Pennsylvania Vol. 
Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. 

Noble, S. C, Private 14th Michigan Vol. Inf., Columbus, O. 

Norrington, Henry H., Serg. Batt'y A, 1st Michigan Vol. Light 
Arty., West Bay City, Mich. 

Norwood, C. W., Q. M. Serg. 21st Kentucky Vol. Inf., Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn. 



Active Members. 155 



^ourse, Benjamin F., Privjite Chicago Board of Trade Batt'y, 
Chicago, 111. 

Oliver, Paul A., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Oliver's Mills, Pa. 
Osborn, Hartwell, Capt. 55th Ohio Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 
Otto, John, 1st Lieut. 11th Indiana Vol. Art, Auburn, Ind. 

Palmer, Lowell Mason, 1st Lieut. Ohio Vol. Light Arty., New 
York, N. Y. 

Palmer, Wm. J., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., New York, N. Y. 

Parkhurst, J. G., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Coldwater, Mich. 

Patten, George W., Capt. 73d Illinois Vol. Inf., St. Elmo, 
Tenn. 

Patten, Z. C, Lieut. 149th New York Vol. Inf., Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 

Peckham, Silas C, Private Chicago Board of Trade Batt'y, Pe- 
tersburg, N. Y. 

Perkins, Geo. T., Lieut. Col. 105th Ohio Vol. Inf., Akron, 0. 

Perry, Henry F., Capt. 38th Indiana Vol. Inf., Bloomington, 
Ind. 

Peters, Matthew H., Bvt. Maj. 74th Ohio Vol. Inf., Wat- 
seka, 111. 

Pettit, W. H., Lieut. 4th Indiana Vol. Batt'y, Atlanta, Idaho, 

Phillips, A. W., Asst. Surgeon 149th New York Vol. Inf., Bir- 
m i ngham , Con n . 

Phisterer, Frederick, Lieut. 18th U. S. Inf., All)any, N. Y. 

Pierson, Stephen, Adj. 33d New Jersey Vol. Inf., Norristown, 
N. J. 

Pittman, Samuel E., Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. V., Detroit, Mich. 

Porter, Horace, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A., Paris, France. 

Pnitt, R. H., Lieut. Col. 15th U. S. Cavalry. 

Price, S. \Y., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Louisville, Ky. 

Pugh, Wm. H., Lieut. 17th Ohio Vol. Inf., Washington, D. C. 

Putman, David, Col. 152d Ohio Vol. Inf., Greenville, 0. 

Putnam, Douglas, Lieut. Col. 9:2d Ohio Vol. Inf., Ashland, Ky. 



loG Burial of General Rosecrans. 



Raniiey, George E., Surgeon 2d Michigan Vol. Cav., Lansing, 
Mich. 

Randall, Charles H., Lieut. 1st Ohio Light Arty., Cleveland, 0. 

Reed, A. H., Lieut. 2d Minnesota Vol. Inf., Glencoe, Minn. 

Reed, Henry A., Major U. S. Artillery Corps. 

Reimers, August, 1st Lieut. 15th Missouri Vol. Inf., Daven- 
port, la. 

Reppert, W. E., Corp. 15th Pennsylvania Vol. Cav., Colum- 
bus, O. 

Richards, E. S., Bvt. Lieut. Col. and A. A. G., U. S. V., 
Chicago, 111. 

Ritchey, Wm. H.. Capt. Co. M., 11th Ky. Vol. Cav., Shelby- 
ville, Ky. 

Robbins, R. B., Bvt. Lieut. Col. 4th Michigan Vol. Cav., 
Adrian, Mich. 

Ro])inson, George I, Capt. Chicago Board of Trade Battery, 
Milwaukee, Wis. 

Robinson, G. S., Private 115th Illinois Vol. Inf., Sioux City, la. 

Rockwell, Almon F., Lieut. Col. U. S. A., retired. 

Rothenbush, Philip, Capt. 35th O. V. I., Hamilton, 0. 

Ruhm, John, Lieut. 14th U. S. C. Inf., Nashville, Tenn. 

Rust, H. A., Maj. 27th Illinois Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Schenck, Alexander D., Major of Artillery, U. S. A. 

Schneider, George A., 1st Sergeant Co. C, 9th Ohio Vol. Inf., 
Cincinnati, 0. 

Schofield, John M., Lieut. Gen. U. S. A., retired. 

Scott, Launcelot L., Sergeant 18th Ohio Vol. Inf., Nelsor- 
ville, 0. 

Scott, Thomas W., Bvt. Maj. 98th Illinois Vol. Inf., Fair- 
field, 111. 

Shaffer, W. R., Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired, and Maj. Gen. U. 
S. v., San Francisco, Cal. 



Active Members. 157 



Sharpe, David N., Adjt. 15th Kentucky Vol. Inf., Shelby- 
ville, Ky. 

Shellenberger, James E., Musician Co. B., 94th Ohio Vol. Inf., 
Fort Ringgold, Texas. 

Sherman, Frank T., Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Wankegan, 111. 

Sherratt, John H., Capt. 42d U. S. C. Inf., Rockford, 111. 

Sheridan, M. V., Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired. 

Siebert, John, Capt. 13th Ohio Vol. Inf., Columbus, 0. 

Silliman, E. C, Lieut. 86th Illinois Vol. Inf., Chenoa, 111. 

Simpson, John H., Capt., 4th Michigan Vol. Cav., San Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Skinner, George W., Capt. 77th Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., Pitts- 
Inirgh, Pa. 

Slade, Samuel, Capt. 51st Ohio Vol. Inf., Port Washing- 
ton, O. 

Slocum, J. J., Col. U. S. v.. New York, N. Y. 

Smith, Charles O., Private Co. G., 102d Ohio Vol. Inf., Lan- 
caster, O. 

Smith, Frank G., Colonel of Artillery, U. S. A. 

Smith, Ira E., Corp. 8d Wisconsin Vol. Light Artillery, Dart- 
ford, Wis. 

Smith, J. C, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Chicago, 111. 

Smith, Orland. Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Chicago, 111. 

Smith, W. J., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Memphis, Tenn. 

Somers, Orlando A., Private 89 Indiana Vol. Inf., Kokomo, 
Ind. 

Spalding, E. G., Lieut. 22 Michigan Vol. Inf., Port Huron, 
Mich. 

Speed, John, Capt. and A. A, G., 3d Division, 20th Corps, 
Taylorsville, Ky. 

Speer, Alex M., Bvt. Lieut. Col. and Surgeon, U. S. V., Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. 

Stanton, Campbell, Sergeant Co. D., 77th Pennsylvania Vol. 
Inf., Sharpsburg, Pa. 



158 Burial of General Tiosecrans. 

Starkweather, Perry, Private 9th Michigan Vol Inf., Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

Steele, John W., Bvt. Lieut. Col. and Aidfi-de-Camp U. S. V., 
Oberlin, 0. 

Stevenson, Alex. F.. Bvt. Col. 42d 111. Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Stewart, M. N. M., Capt. 100th Illinois Vol. Inf., Wilming- 
ton, 111. 

Sullivant, Lyne Starling, Maj. lD5th Ohio Vol. Inf., Colum- 
bus, 0. 

Swain, Edgar D., Bvt. Col. -iM Illinois Vol. Inf., Seneca 
Falls, N. Y. 

Swainp, Peter T., Col. U. S. A., retired, Los Nietos, Cal. 

Swigert, Charles P., Private Co. H, 42d Illinois Vol. Inf., 
Chicago, 111. 

Taggart, Emmet F., Private Co. I, 19l>d Ohio Vol. Inf., 

Akron, O. 
Tanneliill, C. 0., Capt. 65th Ohio Vol. Inf., Englewood, Kan. 
Tarwater, James F., Private Co. E, 9th Tennessee Vol. Cav., 

Rockwood, Tenn. 
Taylor, J. G., Capt. and Aide-de-Camp U. S. V., Cincinnati, O. 
Thruston, G. P., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Nashville, Tenn. 
Town, F. L., Col. Medical Department U. S. A., retired. 
Townsend, E. F., Col. U. S. A., retired, Washington, D. C. 
Trowbridge, L. S., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V., Detroit, Mich. 
Tuttle, Russell M., Bvt. Capt. 107th New York Vol. Inf., Hor- 

nellsville, N. Y. 
Tweedale, John, Maj. U. S. A., Washington, D. C. 

Ullum, Andrew W., Corporal Co. B, 18th Ohio Vol. Inf., 
Athens, O. 

Waite, Norman, Maj. 189th Ohio Vol. Inf., Boston, Mass. 
Walton, Thomas J., Q. M. 19th Ohio Vol. Inf., Salem, O. 



Active Members. IS 9 



Ward, J. H., Lieut. Col. 27th Kpiitiicky Vol. Inf., Louis- 
ville, Ky. 

Warner, D. B., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., St. John, New Bruns- 
wick. 

Warner, Willard, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. V., Chattanooga, Tenn. 

Warnoek, W. R., Maj. 95th Ohio Vol. Inf., Urbana, O. 

Warren, W. R., Serg. Maj. Gth Indiana Vol. Inf.. Forlnish, la. 

Warren, Charles S., Private 182d Illinois Vol. Inf., Butte, 
Mont. 

Welch, Geo. W., Lieut. 90th Ohio Vol. Inf., Lancaster, 0. 

Welch, Johnson M., Maj. 18th Ohio Vol. Inf., Athens, 0. 

Welton, Frank G., Co. B, 42d Illinois Vol. Inf., Cambridge, 111. 

Whitehall, A. L., Private 9th Indiana Vol. Inf., Chicago, 111. 

Wickersham, M. D., Col. and Q. M. U. S. V., Mobile, Ala. 

Wilder, John T., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Knoxville, Tenn. 

Wilbur, AlmerickW., Capt. Batt'y A, 1st Michigan Light Art., 
Rochester, N. Y. 

Wilkin, Eli, Bvt. Maj. 81st Ohio Vol. Inf., Purity, 0. 

Williams, Henry M., 11th Indiana Vol. Batt'y, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 

Wills, A. W., Bvt. Lieut. Col. and A. Q. M. U. S. V., Nash- 
ville, Tenn. 

Wilson, James A., Brig. Gen. U. S. A., retired; Maj. Gen. U. 
S. v., Wilmington, Del. 

Wilson, Wm., Jr., Capt. 83d New Jersey Vol. Inf., Mount Ver- 
non, N. Y. 

Wing, Lucien M., Capt. 19th Michigan Vol. Inf., Coldwater, 
Mich. 

Winkler, F. C, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Milwaukee, Wis. 

Wolcott, H. K., Maj. 42d Illinois Vol. Inf., Batavia, 111. 

Wood, Bradford R., Capt. 44th New York Vol. Inf., Bvt. Maj. 
U. S. v., Albany, N. Y. 

Wood, Thomas J., Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A., retired, Dayton, 0. 

Woods, J. T., Surgeon 99th Ohio Vol. Inf., Washington, D. C. 

Wormer, G. S., Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Detroit, Mich. 



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